Food at work
Tuesday after work, my department has a social event. Drinks and appetizers.
As it came time to wrap up and leave, I grabbed the last few bites of soft pretzel and sauce. It should get appreciated, and I was peckish (brain said "dinnertime!"). Even at the time, the action felt greedy, gluttonous.
Afterwards I regretted it. I think that the impression this behavior gives of me to my co-workers is not worth the enjoyment I get from the snack.
It's not as if I don't have plenty of other ways to get food. I can let this one go, so my attention can be on saying goodbyes to the group!
This is a new resolution: make a conscious point to not start up eating again at the very end of event. Demonstrate that the feeding is not my top priority. Leave the food on the buffet, or even on my plate.
I'll have a perfect opportunity to put this new resolution to the test. Tomorrow there will be some 3pm ice cream. ... This is both a harder (because ice cream is more delicious than pretzel) and easier (because ice cream is more delicious than appetizers, so it goes faster!).
As it came time to wrap up and leave, I grabbed the last few bites of soft pretzel and sauce. It should get appreciated, and I was peckish (brain said "dinnertime!"). Even at the time, the action felt greedy, gluttonous.
Afterwards I regretted it. I think that the impression this behavior gives of me to my co-workers is not worth the enjoyment I get from the snack.
It's not as if I don't have plenty of other ways to get food. I can let this one go, so my attention can be on saying goodbyes to the group!
This is a new resolution: make a conscious point to not start up eating again at the very end of event. Demonstrate that the feeding is not my top priority. Leave the food on the buffet, or even on my plate.
I'll have a perfect opportunity to put this new resolution to the test. Tomorrow there will be some 3pm ice cream. ... This is both a harder (because ice cream is more delicious than pretzel) and easier (because ice cream is more delicious than appetizers, so it goes faster!).