Timeline for What are reasonable dietary preferences to expect employers to accommodate?
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| Jan 9, 2022 at 14:04 | comment | added | Jonathan | Anecdotal: In my previous workplace, we'd be provided with the option of ordering lunch from a number of local places. However, some folks would choose to bring their own food, for a simple reason: I / my wife / my mother-in-law cooks food I like better than what's available to order. No one batted an eye, and they sometimes got compliments (you food looks great, can I taste?) | |
| Jan 8, 2022 at 20:31 | comment | added | Criggie | There's a difference between "eat your own food with the others" for all that networking and social goodness and "eat your own food elsewhere" The former is ideal. | |
| Jan 7, 2022 at 15:40 | comment | added | Xavier J | @BrentHackers You'd be surprised at how many restaurants out there who are run by people who have no concept of nutritional value. Big restaurant chains - yes. But the majority is mom and pop, just trying to make a dollar. | |
| Jan 7, 2022 at 14:38 | comment | added | VSO | People did this at my workplace all the time and clearly explained why. Sit with everyone as normal. If someone asks why you are eating your own, explain that you are trying to limit carbs. Don't act superior about it. If someone says something negative, just say that it works for you and you want to continue giving it a try. Potentially compliment the catered food - "Those sandwiches look great!", etc. This doesn't need to be "weird" or "offensive". IF the person ordering asks, you can suggest that it's no big deal, but if, say, the company offers lettuce wraps, you would love that. | |
| Jan 7, 2022 at 9:54 | comment | added | Brent Hackers | If a catering company didn't understand the concept of low carb, I don't see them lasting long in the industry. And to say the OP would look like a jerk for not eating food that's put on incorrectly? Sure, if the religious types and vegies are jerks for not eating bacon sandwiches with their names on... | |
| Jan 7, 2022 at 9:43 | comment | added | Chris H | You probably only need to bring some of it, to improve on what's provided. Perhaps the first couple of times you can try and get out your home made lunch around people you can expect to be supportive or not notice, if some others might be trickier to deal with | |
| Jan 7, 2022 at 0:02 | comment | added | nuggethead | I do this all the time and no one ever seems to even notice, or care. Bring the food that works for you, and eat it. | |
| Jan 6, 2022 at 23:46 | comment | added | davidbak | Other advantage of bring-your-lunch-and-eat-what-you-like: It's an option that's completely under your control (for OP, even if making himself comfortable with it instead of uncomfortable is difficult - it's still under his control). | |
| Jan 6, 2022 at 15:10 | history | answered | Xavier J | CC BY-SA 4.0 |