I don't know about y'all, but work pot-lucks were often a major source of stress for me. (Hmmm, maybe I should say ANGER instead of STRESS!) It never failed that colleagues would show up to the office pot-luck celebration with containers ready to take the left-overs of "others" home with them. If they didn't show up with containers, they'd actually make up a number of plates and cover them with foil. As if this weren't bad enough, I've actually seen some people come and scoop their booty before the event even started. What to do?
See the wonderful sign above! Mike and I discovered it when we went to the Cajun King Buffet at the point of Bayou Road and DeSoto Street, after our great morning with Big Chief David Montana.
We were the first ones there and had lots of fun exploring and reading their posting of Buffet Etiquette. Not only were we in agreement, we had stories of our own that we shared with each other. Mike mentioned a wedding where one of the guests pulled up and took a bunch of the reception food home before it had even started. What are these people thinking?
Someone also mentioned that they'd seen a similar list elsewhere that included: "You must eat everything on your plate before you go back for more." Sounds a little parental to me, and maybe just a bit too much.
Thank God I'm not working in an office anymore. I might have to post one of these at any of the office pot-luck events. Do you think it might work? Happy Saturday!
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