Who Has the Worst Office Food Culture?

We have a counter that is referred to as "The Treat Counter" - also currently there are candy filled Easter eggs hidden all over the office.

The office food is bad. Over-priced and processed, mostly in vending machines or fried if you dare to trust the cafe to cook for you.

I'm too poor for any of that anyways, so I end up bringing fresh produce, PB, and a lunch in a mason jar every day. I don't even look at the vending machines anymore. I know it's just going to be a waste of money. $2 for a candy bar could have bought a pound of fresh strawberries, cured my sweet tooth, and filled me up more.

Whenever we have a fundraiser for anything we always have a cupcake day. Even if we were fundraising for something obesity related I bet we'd still have a damn cupcake day.

My old office was also bad about celebrating every little occasion with sweets. The ladies in the office would make a big fuss if I didn't partake. I got to where I would get a small sample and then toss it in the trash once I got to my office. Now I work at a different office and it is worse. I set next to a lady whose main job is to plan menus and order food for every meeting.....yes....every meeting. She talks food all day and brings in samples of food. Too bad none of it is healthy:(

Haribo gummy candy,

This is to "cleanse" your system of all of the other stuff!:laugh:

I've worked in many different office positions and in my experience, nurses have the some of the worst food culture ever. Most nurses cook or bake then bring the stuff in. Also, since floor nurses are rarely ever allowed to get in a full lunch period, so they are constantly snacking - and that usually means sweets, potato chips, stuff from the vending machines, etc. Hospital food . . . well, hospital food is second only to airline food, and the cafeterias usually use a ton of fat (usually low salt, though.) Those nurses that work in offices have it even worse. Not only do they get offerings from vendors (usually muffins, candy, etc.) but they are also sitting at a desk. The office nurses often have an office culture of potlucks. If they don't have a reason, they'll make one up.

ETA: My vent? One vendor insists on bringing me candy, knowing that I'm a diabetic. It doesn't make it any better that she if from a local hospice. :indifferent: She brings stuff from a specialty candy store that stocks old timey stuff like Chick-o-stix, Cow Tails candy, salt water taffy and Brach's Neopolitans, things I loved as a kid. That kind of makes it extra hard to resist. Lately, most of the vendors have been getting a clue and either bring fruit/veggie platters or an unsweetened Starbucks black iced tea, which I absolutely love.

My office is pretty bad we are really small only 10 people so its hard to hide from it. Almost anything bad in my diary is from work, we have a major fancy chocolate addiction at work. Also there are always cookies, chips and scones laying around. One of our assistants works part time at a fancy tea shop and brings all the leftovers. I really have a hard time resisting I would say I get 50-75% of my calories at work and then eat a light dinner.

I work in a small office with 9 of us on the design floor. There is always cake and biscuits and we take it in turns to bring stuff in. Some people will eat a lot and others like me will have a biscuit a day perhaps. A biscuit a day is easy to fit into my daily calories and I wouldn't dream of complaining or telling people what to bring in. They are being generous and I appreciate it even if I'm not going to eat doughnuts every day etc.