Do you eat canned seafood at work?

skinnyforhi

I would probably feel self-conscious about it, but if I really wanted seafood, I'd bring a cold seafood salad (no can/juices) and throw my trash away outside. I would never heat fish in the microwave- I don't even do that at home. I have a "no reheat" personal policy about seafood

DearestWinter

I work in a small office so I avoid bringing strong smelling foods to work.

mpat81

I eat sardines once in awhile. I bag the can and seal it before throwing it out. Nobody has ever said a thing about it. Neither would I complain about someone else's reasonable, healthy lunch. Some people are so uptight, thinking they have a right to never be offended, inconvenienced or annoyed.

Sabine_Stroehm

racheladkins2002 wrote: »

Our work actually has a posted policy that includes no strong smelling foods (and it is enforced). You may also want to see if your workplace has a policy.

I've always wondered if work places with smelly food policies also have smelly people policies? I HATE most people's perfumes.

skinnyforhi

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

racheladkins2002 wrote: »

Our work actually has a posted policy that includes no strong smelling foods (and it is enforced). You may also want to see if your workplace has a policy.

I've always wondered if work places with smelly food policies also have smelly people policies? I HATE most people's perfumes.

How funny- that's EXACTLY what I thought when I read this topic yesterday.

Sabine_Stroehm

mpat81 wrote: »

I eat sardines once in awhile. I bag the can and seal it before throwing it out. Nobody has ever said a thing about it. Neither would I complain about someone else's reasonable, healthy lunch. Some people are so uptight, thinking they have a right to never be offended, inconvenienced or annoyed.

It's funny. I worked with a married couple for ages. One spouse told us ALL to never microwave anything with garlic or onions because the other spouse disliked it. Ummm, too bad? Nothing with garlic or onions? Seriously? Each of us in turn basically told the spouse that instead of all of us accommodating her spouse, perhaps her spouse could make the accommodation.

TR0berts

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

racheladkins2002 wrote: »

Our work actually has a posted policy that includes no strong smelling foods (and it is enforced). You may also want to see if your workplace has a policy.

I've always wondered if work places with smelly food policies also have smelly people policies? I HATE most people's perfumes.

I know some doctors' offices have policies against perfume, cologne, and the like. I'd imagine they have a policy against the doctors/techs/receptionists/etc eating highly-odorous foods, too.


With regards to OP - I'd say go ahead. If someone says anything, then just don't do it again.

markrgeary1

I would.

I used to use food in the office anyway I could. One project lead insisted on hour long lunch time status meetings. No lunch provided despite that being policy. After complaining several times I started bringing in Subway sandwiches with lots of herbs and oil(he was a frequent Subway eater). He quickly found a different time of day.

Gosser

Yes, but don't heat it up

mgookin1

Everyone in my work place eats tuna and other seafood items. It's a large breakroom and I have never noticed the smell.

mostein

I eat canned tuna every once in awhile and I just asked my co-workers if the smell bothered them before I did it the first time. I workout during my lunch break so I eat at my desk but I offered to go elsewhere if they found it bothersome. I think if you are eating at a work space it is polite to ask but if you are eating in a breakroom anything is fair game!

tulips_and_tea

markrgeary1 wrote: »

I would.

I used to use food in the office anyway I could. One project lead insisted on hour long lunch time status meetings. No lunch provided despite that being policy. After complaining several times I started bringing in Subway sandwiches with lots of herbs and oil(he was a frequent Subway eater). He quickly found a different time of day.

I don't know WHAT they put on some of those Subway sandwiches but the smell is SO strong! My husband gets them for dinner when he doesn't feel like cooking (we eat dinner separately due to schedules) and if I happen to be home when he brings one home I have to go in the other room and close the door. I think part of it is the red onions, but when I use red onions at home they aren't that strong. Anyway, just glad I'm not the only one to find those sandwiches smelly.

jemhh

BZAH10 wrote: »

markrgeary1 wrote: »

I would.

I used to use food in the office anyway I could. One project lead insisted on hour long lunch time status meetings. No lunch provided despite that being policy. After complaining several times I started bringing in Subway sandwiches with lots of herbs and oil(he was a frequent Subway eater). He quickly found a different time of day.

I don't know WHAT they put on some of those Subway sandwiches but the smell is SO strong! My husband gets them for dinner when he doesn't feel like cooking (we eat dinner separately due to schedules) and if I happen to be home when he brings one home I have to go in the other room and close the door. I think part of it is the red onions, but when I use red onions at home they aren't that strong. Anyway, just glad I'm not the only one to find those sandwiches smelly.

I developed an aversion to Subway's odor when I was pregnant and I still have it nearly 10 years later.

dbhDeb

well, I work a little too close to the breakroom for that...my best friend is right by it and it can get so smelly. Pouch tuna is fine I think though or pre-made tuna. We have an attorney who regularly heats up his salmon and I love salmon but in the office where the ventilation is not so good -- its just not a pleasant afternoon smell.

robot_potato

Depends on where you work. We do have a dedicated lunchroom, but one of our teams is stationed right outside the door. We have a sign saying not to eat anything that smells less than pleasant inside as they have to smell it all day. If we bring smelly food we have to eat on the loading dock, which houses our recycle& compost compactors, which of course smells like death.

I can get away with pouch/flavored tuna, and i peel my eggs at home. That's about as good as it gets.

Beaner63

mpat81 wrote: »

I eat sardines once in awhile. I bag the can and seal it before throwing it out. Nobody has ever said a thing about it. Neither would I complain about someone else's reasonable, healthy lunch. Some people are so uptight, thinking they have a right to never be offended, inconvenienced or annoyed.

Thanks to being a kid and not knowing about red tide, I got sick from eating some whiting I caught and cooked. Now, the smell of fish makes me nauseous and has on occasion made me actually vomit. Just the smell.

Puking as you walk by the lunch room is much more than just being "Offended, inconvenienced, or annoyed."

Ws2016

Probably best to eat in your car. No one likes the smell of bait.

rankinsect

Go for broke - bring in Hákarl.

DearestWinter

rankinsect wrote: »

Go for broke - bring in Hákarl.

Or surströmming!

German food critic and author Wolfgang Fassbender wrote that "the biggest challenge when eating surströmming is to vomit only after the first bite, as opposed to before".

Everlearn

I do it. Smoked oysters and/or kippered snacks, at least a couple times a week. I rinse off the lids, and rinse out the tins, when done. And I put them in the outside recycling container right away so the smell doesn't linger. By and large, it seems to take care of the smell.

Does nothing for the people who are disgusted by me eating smoked oysters or kippered snacks, but hey, haters gonna hate.

stephanieluvspb

Beaner63 wrote: »

mpat81 wrote: »

I eat sardines once in awhile. I bag the can and seal it before throwing it out. Nobody has ever said a thing about it. Neither would I complain about someone else's reasonable, healthy lunch. Some people are so uptight, thinking they have a right to never be offended, inconvenienced or annoyed.

Thanks to being a kid and not knowing about red tide, I got sick from eating some whiting I caught and cooked. Now, the smell of fish makes me nauseous and has on occasion made me actually vomit. Just the smell.

Puking as you walk by the lunch room is much more than just being "Offended, inconvenienced, or annoyed."

My daughter had serious food poisoning from baked beans. To this day makes her sick just to think about beans. So, I guess nobody can bring baked beans to work.

Erfw7471

Yeesh, idk if I would just because so many people can be so sensitive to those smells. Maybe take a poll at work?

At one of my previous jobs someone put a sign on our microwave, "NO MORE CHITTERLINGS IN THE MICROWAVE - JESSE, THIS MEANS YOU!!" I mean they even called him out, hahaha. The smell was horrendous.

brb_2013

Beaner63 wrote: »

mpat81 wrote: »

I eat sardines once in awhile. I bag the can and seal it before throwing it out. Nobody has ever said a thing about it. Neither would I complain about someone else's reasonable, healthy lunch. Some people are so uptight, thinking they have a right to never be offended, inconvenienced or annoyed.

Thanks to being a kid and not knowing about red tide, I got sick from eating some whiting I caught and cooked. Now, the smell of fish makes me nauseous and has on occasion made me actually vomit. Just the smell.

Puking as you walk by the lunch room is much more than just being "Offended, inconvenienced, or annoyed."

Sure, but should the entire office need to restrict their food preferences for one individual? I think that's the question here. I wish I could have a blanket rule against perfume in all places I go, it often triggers an asthma attack. Also far more than being simply offended or inconvenienced but I also realize it's just not going to happen, can't keep all the ladies away from their perfume. Never really around men/cologne. But same problem I'd assume.

singingflutelady

wow most places here are scent free so no perfumes allowed

alyssa0061

I worked in an office where all our computers were on one shared work space. My manager would sit down right next to me every morning, at 6am, and eat a can of sardines.

I didn't mind as long as he didn't put the tin in our shared garbage can, which he did a few times. I said something and from then on he took it to a can with a lid in the breakroom.

I'm in the "no" camp on microwaving fish though. Just please don't.

SnazzIT

Yes I add it to my pre-made salad or on a toast with avacado and tomatoes...I usually rinse the can out in hot water before throwing in the recycle can. That way the smell is removed.

zdyb23456

I've seen those tins of sardines and oysters in the store, but I didn't believe anyone actually bought and ate them!!! Wow. You learn new stuff every day

Maybe I need to expand my repertoire of canned fish...

ClubSilencio

zdyb23456 wrote: »

I've seen those tins of sardines and oysters in the store, but I didn't believe anyone actually bought and ate them!!! Wow. You learn new stuff every day

Maybe I need to expand my repertoire of canned fish...

I've tried almost every brand of sardines. I like Wild Planet (packed in water) the most. Needs very little help.

NaturalNancy

Yes.
I would throw out the tin in a garbage can outside of the room and bring gum or a mint for afterwards.
I eat tuna from the package sometimes but I throw out the package seperately.
Enjoy your canned seafood

arditarose

Yeah, I throw away the can and the container I eat the salad in outside though. I don't care about the smell while I'm eating. Other people are eating smelly hard boiled eggs.