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Wow, I'm all for not wasting food, but that's really tacky.
by gtremper 12y ago
Wow, I'm all for not wasting food, but that's really tacky.
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- Hobotron1 12y agoWhat's tacky about offering free food that no one is obligated to eat? GP might have written one of the most entitled things I've seen!
- skj 12y agoIf part of your compensation comes in the form of food, then it isn't free. Of course, if it's part of your compensation, it should probably be taxed as such... maybe I should keep my mouth shut.
- jldugger 12y agoFood offered for the employer's convenience is non-taxable compensation.
- enraged_camel 12y agoI said this in another response too, but normally we got lunch catered and it was part of the compensation. In the two scenarios I mentioned though, we got served leftovers just so the company could save a few hundred bucks.
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- RogerL 12y agoOr, you got served leftovers because throwing food away is exremely wasteful. I eat leftovers all the time. What's the big deal?
- enraged_camel 12y agoI didn't say they should have thrown it away. There are many organizations that accept food donations from private events as long as it is still fresh and in good condition. In the funeral scenario, the problem was that the funeral was on a Friday and the food was stale and gross by the time it was served for lunch on Monday. In the other scenario, a lot of people were offended that they were being served left-overs from a private party they weren't invited to, despite being a part of the company. The CEO not only gave preferential treatment to engineering but then went one step further and served the leftover food to the rest of the company. To me, that clearly communicates what he thinks of non-engineers.