I worked for 3 years at a company with free food. Our dept was 7 people at it's largest and it had always had a tradition of ordering from one restaurant toget

I worked for 3 years at a company with free food. Our dept was 7 people at it's largest and it had always had a tradition of ordering from one restaurant together. It was a very tedious process to get everyone to agree and hellish for people with dietary restrictions. As for being seen as an outcast if you brought your own food, or didn't eat with the group, yes , the manager tended to read you the riot act if you tried to go out for lunch or brought your own.