Pushy co workers who give out food
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Jbarbo01
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I cant stand this! I have a few coworkers who literally shove donuts or baked goods in my face. I will try to politely decline and theyll be like just have some, and plop it on my desk and walk away. Sometimes I just put it the trash but other times its hard to toss gourmet donuts and food in general in the garbage. Does anyone else have co workers like this that set out to ruin peoples healthy eating? How do you deal with it even if they dont accept a polite decline?
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hahaha! Yes! Usually I say no and they respect. Other times they do actually leave it on my desk. Some times I give it away, other times I'll check the calorie count beforehand. I never trash it, I always just give it away or tell them to take it back.0
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When I'm at a relative's house and they offer food (and ask a few times) I always just say "I'm on a diet" and leave it at that. Then I accept a glass of water or diet coke etc.0
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Weird. I had pushy co-workers, but never anyone plopping food on my desk! Keep an empty container at your desk. If they plop something down, put it in there. Eat it if you want to. If not, take it home and give it to someone else. They can't force you to eat anything...ever!0
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haha I have this guy who insists on feeding me, brings in personal sized pies, baked goods, chinese treats he finds, chips, chocolate, you name it. I do say no, but he tells me it because I'm shy and he knows I really want it....So he brings it to my desk and leaves.
Frustrating to say the least.
I now say thank you, chuck it, bring it home....or taste it0 -
I think I would give them the look. Eyebrows up, mouth pursed. Then say something like, "Seriously, do me a favor and stop bringing me food." And turn away, dismissing her/him. They'll think you're PMSing. But so what. They'll get over it.0
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People don't want others to lose weight for 2 reasons: 1. They will be jealous 2. That might mean they have to change too.0
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Yes I just had this happen last week. it's SO annoying. I literally told her 5 times no thank you, i finally called her a pusher and she seemed to take offense, but that's where it finally got. Someone else in the office also said something to her. For me it was ICE CREAM....she was trying to push ice cream at work for the office ice cream social.0
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wow...I think we might work in the same place. Yes, there is one person at my work who does that. It's always my favorite candy, you know, right when I'm doing really good & haven't had any in a while. It's so frustrating. I never know what to do about it, b/c I am at work & really not allowed to be mean. I don't understand what would make someone be like that.0
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At my old job, it was a very small office so they would just leave Krispy Kremes on our desk, so u walked in to a donut and coffe on your desk. Already screwed and it was not even 8 am.
Thanksfully i dont work there anymore!!!!!0 -
I'd let my inner ***** out for a second, and they'd never do it again. Embrace your inner *****. When I say no to anything, people know I mean no and typically cease the behavior.0
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If it happened often enough, I might ask them if they would ever consider trying to convince an alcoholic that they should just have a beer.
maybe that seems extreme, but, for many who have been chronic over-eaters, it's quite the same. People who haven't struggled with food don't get that, and people who ignore their issues with food like for everyone around them to do the same. They need a reality check that this is your life, it's not just a doughnut.0 -
About once a week we have a guy that buys McDonald's!!! If I haven't eaten breakfast I will usually eat it and then cut back the rest of the day. I've told him not to worry about getting me anything b/c for 1 I'm trying to loss weight and 2 I can't afford to pay him for breakfast once a week.0
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Happens here too. I say no. I started bringing in healthy snacks to share, and it stopped.0
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Thankfully, at my current workplace people are usually only pushing their veggies (too many tomatoes is a common problem here). LOL You could walk away at lunch to find a pile of zucchini on your desk.0
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Yes I have co-workers like this and it seems to get worse when they know you are trying to lose weight. I will usually take it and either toss in in the trash or bring it home to my fiancee. It actually feels good to beable to take something you know you shouldnt have and as good as it looks to toss it in the trash and walk away. It makes me feel more in control!0
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Yes I have coworkers like this. I try to explain why I dont want it, and they are like "you are going to get to skinny" or "you look good". I appreciate the concern, and the compliment, but it doesn't change anything. I unlike apparently a lot of people, lack the switch that says you have had enough. That oh a doughnut sounds good to me means oh a box of doughnuts sounds good. I can with a considerable amount of effort have a doughnut or some other confection and then stop, but I am unsatisfied the rest of the day and want to eat everything I can see. I hate this feeling, and it makes me want to hate people that are constantly trying to feed me, regardless of their intentions.
This is one thing in particular that makes working with a bunch of nurses hard, because not many of them eat well, and are constantly snacking. Its amazing how many of the nurses that I work with resign themselves to back knees, backs and hearts as they think they have no control of how they eat, and thus will do nothing differently. This all has been particularly frustrating lately.
So yeah I agree lol0 -
OHHHHHHH yeah...
I work with 70+ women in one office. And about 75% have obesity-related issues. The junk food that comes through here is astronomically mind-baffling!
The last potluck they did, I think I was the only person who brought in something healthy: a fresh vegetable platter, with a homemade dressing... enough to feed everyone... There was so much leftover from the event, I took it home and roasted them off.
The next day, ONE PERSON asked whether or not there was anything left from it. I sadly told them 'because no one touched it, I had to bring it back home and roast it off for future meals'..
The dressing was saved for baking up some chicken and turkey breasts as to not let it go to waste.
The bread boule - I chucked it where I cant eat breads.
But, the cookies, cakes, pastries, cupcakes, fried foods, pizza and junk alllllllll got eaten.... I even got sass from a fellow employee asking 'Why are you not participating?"... I told her "the food that everyone brought in will put me in the hospital with my allergies and sensitivities - there was nothing healthy on those tables except my vegetable platter!!!!!!!!!"
The dirty looks I got from people but I didnt give two you-know-whats!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the truth and if they cant handle it, tough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But, these are the same people who praise how wonderful my lunches look, so tasty looking, so healthy, blahhhh blahhh blahhhhh.... get the hell away from me! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
After a couple of "no thank yous", I very bluntly tell them that I am allergic to cr*p food. :bigsmile:0
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I say thanks and take it home as a treat for my kids.0
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I cant stand this! I have a few coworkers who literally shove donuts or baked goods in my face. I will try to politely decline and theyll be like just have some, and plop it on my desk and walk away. Sometimes I just put it the trash but other times its hard to toss gourmet donuts and food in general in the garbage. Does anyone else have co workers like this that set out to ruin peoples healthy eating? How do you deal with it even if they dont accept a polite decline?
Literally or figuratively? If they're literally shoving donuts in your face then that's assault.0
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