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People with misophonia will attest that other people eating at their neighborhoods desks is extremely distracting and annoying (and not only because of noises -

• elcapitan 4y ago
  Oh god yes, I had a coworker next to me (on a round table) once who used to create a huge bowl of salad each day and then eat it over the course of an hour or so. It's not only noises and smells, but also the constant view of someone shoveling food into their mouth while you try to focus. He used to do that later in the afternoon, so I couldn't arrange an overlap with me being away from desk for lunch myself. Absolute nightmare. Covid home office was the best thing that ever happened to people like me.
• phendrenad2 4y ago
  I would only eat at my desk while everyone else is in the breakroom. Eating near people, especially in the cramped quarters that billion-dollar startups deign to give their employees, would just be rude.