Wow, that's weird. I personally never go out to lunch with coworkers, unless the company is paying (which they do once a quarter or so, for "team building").

Wow, that's weird. I personally never go out to lunch with coworkers, unless the company is paying (which they do once a quarter or so, for "team building"). My coworkers would want to go to places I don't want to eat, plus I don't want to waste so much time out of my day with them; I'd rather go home earlier. The problem with catered lunch is that it can frequently be something I don't want to eat, like cheap pizza. For me, the less time I have to spend at work with my coworkers, the better. I already spend 8 hours/day with them, I don't want to spend more.