Comments on: Off-Campus Lunch: Not as Innocent as You Think

By: Create Your Office Characters, South Park Style | The Collared Sheep - A Cubicle Community

Tue, 11 May 2010 12:47:06 +0000

[...] written about some of these characters. The food vulture, the sandwich ponzi czar, the hoarder, [...]

By: Von Kaiser

Von Kaiser — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:49:14 +0000

Dennis -

Thanks for chiming in. I will counter by saying I think he deserves nothing based on a few things:

1. If it was his job to bring me food, I would absolutely tip him for the job. His tip is he gets out of the office for 20-30 minutes to pick up lunch while the rest of us continue working. You’re undervaluing fresh air during work.

2. The place actually delivers. So him going to pick up the food is not a necessity, and certainly not worth maybe $500 annually.

3. Touche on the sales point, but this still doesn’t make it right in an office setting. I guess this is the point of contention. I say full disclosure is necessary when it comes to food at work.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:16:19 +0000

Well, not to be devil’s advocate exactly, but if the guy is organizing your entire office’s lunch, doesn’t he deserve something? It strikes me as funny that in America nowadays, people think that other people shouldn’t be compensated for anything. You order pizza, and don’t tip the guy? You go out to eat and give less than 15% tip? You ask your friends to do favors for you, and don’t give them anything in return.

It is just a confused way of thinking…you are not getting ripped off, the guy was smart enough to organize the thing, and he is getting a little kickback. It’s the same way sales works throughout the entire country across every different type of service. Sometimes you don’t even know you are being sold to, but you are.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:30:47 +0000

It’s the age old issue with separation of duties! Simply insist that you go with!

By: Von Kaiser

Von Kaiser — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:24:04 +0000

Man…so many different tactics…and all of them are awesome in their own way.

By: Ty B

Ty B — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:40 +0000

Man, tell all the co-workers and next Wednesday, get in a group and confront the guy…or take him to some dark alley and do some serious damage

By: Pepe's GF

Pepe's GF — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:11:59 +0000

Well I think the first mistake you guys made was not coming back to the office and telling the rest of ur coworkers. Since they are also being jipped they have a right to know and help u make ur decicion as to confront the Ponzi or not. If you don’t say anything and continue allowing him to take their extra cash u guys are almost as bad as he is. I would definitely volunteer to go with him next time and not take no for an answer.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:30:58 +0000

Patrice hehe i like how you think….let his guilt get the best of him…

By: McFly

McFly — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:57:30 +0000

When he steps away from his desk, set his background image to “EVERY WEDNESDAY: BUY 2 SANDWICHES, GET ONE FREE, PICK-UP ONLY”. If he changes it back, set it again a few days later. Don’t say anything, don’t bring it up.

Let him squirm.

By: Patrice

Patrice — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:47:30 +0000

pull him aside, talk in a super deep, raspy voice, and say, “I KNOW EVERYTHING” and walk away as if nothing happened.

By: Reply All

Reply All — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:22:47 +0000

Agreed. You need to collaborate with the group… maybe next week suggest a different spot on Wednesday (close-by to the sandwich ponzi) . Make sure you lead the charge…

Get another co-worker to make a sudden decision demanding that the office crew not stray from the norm and suggest the sandwich ponzi.

I’d love to see this guys face at that moment.

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:23:28 +0000

go out to lunch to the same restaurant with everyone else