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  • patslitzker
    patslitzker Posts: 127 Member
    Not your problem if the smell bothers them. Tell them how much their greasy food repulses you and you can't believe they put that disgusting garbage in their bodies. They will probably chill out.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I had a boss who complained vociferously about the smell of microwaved popcorn...despite having forbade the microwaving of popcorn and so none occurred the whole four years I worked there.
  • Heartisalonelyhunter
    Heartisalonelyhunter Posts: 786 Member
    I had a co-worker who was always on the cabbage soup diet (awful diet where you only eat stinky soup made from cabbage and tomatoes). She used to eat about 8 bowls a day so the office always stank of reheated cabbage. Everyone used to tell her it was stinky and she just used to laugh about it. In the end she lost a lot of weight so 10 more people started doing it too.
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    CafeRacer808 wrote: »
    If that happens to me, I usually tease them back. I find it tends to lighten the mood and makes me part of the fun rather than the source of it, if that makes sense.
    I have a friend who is so good at this. I want to be able to do that.
  • JGilchrist23
    JGilchrist23 Posts: 30 Member
    You are not alone. I once heated up a beautiful bit of salmon in the microwave at work and even I had to admit that it was really smelly. I had to listen to the office drama queen fake retching all afternoon. But guess what, the next day it was something else they were all going on about. It'll pass!
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    JGilchrist23 wrote: »
    You are not alone. I once heated up a beautiful bit of salmon in the microwave at work and even I had to admit that it was really smelly. I had to listen to the office drama queen fake retching all afternoon. But guess what, the next day it was something else they were all going on about. It'll pass!

    Same exact thing has happened to me, salmon and the office drama queen making comments and spraying air freshener all afternoon... :s
    Lean Cuisines smell fine, sheesh. Sometimes I even get comments like "What are you making? That smells so good!"
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    Food smells. They can get over it or leave.
  • 150poundsofme
    150poundsofme Posts: 523 Member
    Nice responses. I guess the attention was all on you. I would not have liked it either. But I like when posters above say to make a joke about it too. Hugs
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,340 Member
    At my last job, my office was closest to the kitchen. People would burn toast, burn popcorn, and make all sorts of things that would stink up the place. It REALLY sucked because it was in the center of the building with no real vent. All the fire alarms would go off - there'd be no way to air out the stink. *ugh*

    I remember once too - I had had something that was too rich and made me sick. I ran to the bathroom to throw up, and it got on the wall. I tried to clean it up the best I could - but it wasn't the best job apparently. Some people were joking around about whoever did it not having good aim - they thought it was poop!! (I don't know how people don't know the difference in smell between poop and throw up!)

    Anyway - we did have a conference room area that had a small kitchen that nobody really used during the day. When I wanted to be by myself during lunch, I'd go over there. For some time, there was a real jerk that worked there who kept trying to get me fired - and whenever he was in the office, I really liked being able to go over there for lunch....If I stayed in the office, he always found an excuse to come in and talk to me or ask me to do something - we were supposed to have a 45 minute "duty free lunch" and he always would ask his assistants to do projects while they were at lunch. I don't know if there's another area you can go to fix or have your lunch, but that might be an option.
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    I do actually think it's a bit rude to re-heat fish in a tiny office (people have to share a space-respect it) but it doesn't happen very often and I just think to myself "that is stinking up the place." Then I carry on with my day. No fake retching or blatant finger pointing.

    I too am guilty of the five cheese rigatoni and do usually get the "that smells good what is it" response. So maybe there was something going on with the plastic or the non stop heat of the microwave.

    I have also smelled the Stouffers lasagna vomit smell!

    Today we had burnt coffee and one particular co worker went on and on about it. However, she goes on and on about everything so we tune her out.

    I am so sorry you had a rough day. It's hard to have a thick skin surrounded by that all day. Bring 'em all tuna fish sandwiches Monday.
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    I feel your pain. A couple of weeks ago, I reheated homemade seafood gumbo in the microwave at work, then carried it to my office to eat. When I came back to the breakroom to wash my bowl, someone had put a sign on the microwave, complete with pictures, that said the only acceptable fish for work are Swedish fish and goldfish crackers.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Holly_Roman_Empire wrote: »
    Bring a sandwich next time.

    Forget that. I'd go home and eat a big bowl of chili beans, a few hard boiled eggs, some popcorn, a little cabbage and a glass of milk, then go back to work the next day and turn the air in that office green. I'd then proceed to heat up the exact same Lean Cuisine meal from the day before, but at twice the recommended cooking time. Oops, looks like I burned it - pardon me while I heat these brussels sprouts and open my jar of kimchi! :D
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    Your coworkers sound like a bunch of tools. They'll get used to the change eventually, though, just hang in there.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    Holy cow. I have a hard time believing, unless you caught the meal on fire that it stunk that bad. I have smoked out an entire office with the burnt popcorn walk of shame, but what asshats your coworkers must be.

    i doubt it smelled i think the coworkers were being overly dramatic just because she brought her own meal instead of eating the unhealthy chef prepared stuff
  • mskimee
    mskimee Posts: 228 Member
    mrsloganlife wrote: »
    Just need to vent...

    At my job we have a chef who makes lunch for us. Buttery, fattening, unhealthy food. So I started bringing in Lean Cuisines for lunch. Today I made one and it made a stink in the office by accident. That was 30 minutes ago. Since then it has been non-stop teasing, screaming, dramatics about how the smell will kill someone. And now since people are coming back into lunch people are asking "do you smell that smell? It was her!" I mean they are acting like this is the end of the world and they are all going to die.

    It's just discouraging. I'm trying to eat something a bit healthier (albeit still processed), and while I understand the smell and immediately started to open doors and throw it out in the dumpster, it's just getting ridiculous.

    Any advice on rising above this teasing and picking apart? I am not losing my motivation to lose weight, but honestly I am sitting at my desk and thinking about just leaving.

    Just wondering if your co-workers are being mean or is this some light hearted teasing that's just gone to far? Is it possible they don't know you're upset and think you're taking the ribbing with good humor? Like, we have all taken the mick out of a co worker who does/says something we think is funny and sometimes it goes to far without people realizing yeah ok, enough is enough. They could think you are "in" on the joke if you know what I mean?
  • patslitzker
    patslitzker Posts: 127 Member
    They're just jealous you have the willpower to make a healthy lifestyle change, and want to try to heckle you into keeping the same unhealthy lifestyle choices so they don't feel inferior.
  • crb426
    crb426 Posts: 661 Member
    Laugh about how you must have gotten a defective lean cuisine (that one must have been made by the new guy), then tease them back. "Next time I'll bring fish!"

    If you laugh with them then you'll feel much better.
  • patslitzker
    patslitzker Posts: 127 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    patslitzker wrote: »
    They're just jealous you have the willpower to make a healthy lifestyle change, and want to try to heckle you into keeping the same unhealthy lifestyle choices so they don't feel inferior.

    But it's Lean Cuisine.

    LEAN
  • samhennings
    samhennings Posts: 441 Member
    Happened in our office once. A girl reheated some sort of fish medley pasta bake from the night before.

    White fish, shell fish, tuna...

    Our office was huge, like a warehouse space, and the whole place absolutely reeked of fish in the worst possible way.

    "Pungent" doesnt even come close.

    It really qas quite disgusting and caused a bit of a reaction, while I dont blame anyone for that (it was awful) I really felt for her.

    Bless, she took it in good spirit. And never bought fish pasta bake again!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    I'm just fascinated so many people take popcorn to work.

    I have to say, i'd be a spiteful *kitten* like others and deliberately bring smelly food. Yum eggs! Oooh curry. Yummy yummy in my tummy.
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    newmeadow wrote: »
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    Curiosity is killing me. What on EARTH does Lean Cuisine make that got so stinky?

    Anything that contains artificial butter flavoring, curds and whey and/or freeze dried parmesan cheese.

    In other words, every entrée they make.

    I heat up lean cuisines at work all the time. No one complains; in fact, it makes most of them hungry.
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
    I make a courteous, one time, warning - "I'm about to microwave brussel sprouts." Or, "I'm putting broccoli and cauliflower in the microwave". I travel a lot and work in many different locations. When I know I'm going to be somewhere where the microwave is close to the showroom, and therefore customers, I either eat my lunch cold or order something.
  • hlbrennan
    hlbrennan Posts: 39 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »

    Forget that. I'd go home and eat a big bowl of chili beans, a few hard boiled eggs, some popcorn, a little cabbage and a glass of milk, then go back to work the next day and turn the air in that office green. I'd then proceed to heat up the exact same Lean Cuisine meal from the day before, but at twice the recommended cooking time. Oops, looks like I burned it - pardon me while I heat these brussels sprouts and open my jar of kimchi! :D

    HAHA! LOL AnvilHead! I like brussels sprouts and I like your style! :smiley:
  • crzycatlady1
    crzycatlady1 Posts: 1,930 Member
    Bring in fish next-that will give them something to complain about :D

    Actually just finished eating a Lean Cuisine and it didn't have an odor but the veggies I added to it did. Still going to eat veggies :)
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