An Employee With Dietary Restrictions Asked a Simple Question About Office Lunch—and Her Whole Team Turned on Her

Dietary restrictions exist for a reason, and asking about a meal before committing to it is about as reasonable as it gets. An office worker with dietary restrictions heard that a friend of the office was bringing in free lunch and asked one question: what’s he bringing? Most people wouldn’t bat an eye at that questions, but her coworkers’ reactions were quite different. Suddenly this worker was being accused by everyone around her of being weird and ungrateful for a free meal. She explained that she needed to know whether the food was something she could eat so she could plan her break accordingly, since she wouldn’t have time to get her own lunch if she waited to find out. But still, nobody budged on their harsh judgement.

An Employee With Dietary Restrictions Asked a Simple Question About Office Lunch—and Her Whole Team Turned on Her. Dietary restrictions exist for a reason, and asking about a meal before committing to it is about as reasonable as it gets. An office worker with dietary restrictions heard that a friend of the office was bringing in free lunch and asked one question: what’s he bringing? Most people wouldn’t bat an eye at that questions, but her coworkers’ reactions were quite different. Suddenly this worker was being accused by everyone around her of being weird and ungrateful for a free meal. She explained that she needed to know whether the food was something she could eat so she could plan her break accordingly, since she wouldn’t have time to get her own lunch if she waited to find out. But still, nobody budged on their harsh judgement....