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By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:05:37 +0000

My ex’s law firm did not ALLOW associates (or partners) to brown-bag. They had a rule saying you had to eat lunch out. Everyone was expected to belong to a specific downtown business club, and most of them ate there (in the early days most of the downtown eateries were greasy spoons–that, mercifully, has changed).

The theory was you’re not making any rain when you’re denning in the lunchroom or eating over your desk.

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:52:08 +0000

Oh, and it doesn’t take more than an hour on Sunday night to create a meal for 5 days in the week. I cook once, package it for the whole week.

That time thing is, like a commenter said, bogus.

At least just say you like to eat out I mean, I can understand that argument. It’s nice and easier to eat sushi once in a while instead of having to make it (takes 3 hours).

By: Fabulously Broke

Fabulously Broke — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:50:47 +0000

Sounds a bit like a cop out to me.

Who has time for pride when you don’t have (much) money? (assuming you don’t.. you’re a self-proclaimed Broke Grad Student)

I would go out once a week or once every 2 weeks to eat lunch with others to stay in the loop, but even when everyone did what your coworkers did, I still brought my lunch most of the time.

It tasted better than what I bought anyway.

And you know what’s funny?

Co-workers started admiring my lunches, oohing and aahing over what I made, and asking me for recipes, tips,… they ended up eating with me at lunch, bringing frozen dinners from the grocery store instead, and chatting with me because they were RELIEVED to not have to go out and follow the herd.

And that’s how I met BF, coincidentally. He did the same thing as I did bringing his own lunch

Then again, no offense to you and I hope none is taken, but I don’t really follow the herd mentality and while I see the point in that bringing your own lunch does isolate you a bit.. you just have to find a balance like I did, and people may end up admiring you and changing their ways because of a small gesture like bringing your own food to eat.

*shrug*