Comments on: Relative Dynamics in Getting Free Office Food

By: bobbobbob

bobbobbob — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:59:33 +0000

This is pretty much true. I’m in IT and we’re fortunate enough to be right next to the large multi-purpose room. We’re usually the first to know when there is left-overs. Doesn’t hurt to have friends in the department that cleans up the room for the next meeting.

By: ducknard

ducknard — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:34:30 +0000

In this office, it’s sales.

We get lunch for free everyday, but sales is usually in line five minutes early and going back for seconds before many of us have had firsts. We also have a nice huge cooler in the break room and I’ve seen sales guys go shopping in there, grabbing food like there’s no tomorrow.

It’s a little annoying when you work late and all that’s left is a single sugar free vanilla pudding cup and a container of celery.

Mooches. They all make more than we do, too.

By: hh

hh — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:23:49 +0000

heh, ah.. all too accurate over here. We usually get to the chow first everytime. Partly because the kitchen is closer to us then any other dept. and partly because our receptionist tells us first.

By: Jessi

Jessi — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:58:54 +0000

I work in a service/retail type thing andthis *still* goes on lol. Only at my work, the girls who run the front desk usually tell us about the free food and we all have to beat Andrew, our main stocker, to it because he has a sixth sense when it comes to free food. And a ginormous appetite.

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:45:49 +0000

yeah that’s what I’m thinking of

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:29:09 +0000

The thing is that since they know someone in every office they know where all the food in every office is, and in every building – plus occasionally you’ll find them trading information for home computer fixes (even so as to get an upperhand against the other IT guys!

By: WeirdFish

WeirdFish — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:53:31 +0000

No, he’s a cheapskate and a scavenger too. He just wants something else. Or he’s new to the field.

We’re all like that. Hence the existence and proliferation of BitTorrent.

“What? You want us to PAY for something? Phah….!”

By: Mr. Z

Mr. Z — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:22:52 +0000

Really? Where do they work?

In the US, at least, manufacturing is gone – service/retail? I can’t believe that’s actually > 50% of jobs out there….

By: native californian

native californian — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:20:39 +0000

Really? Sweet! I about to fact-check that myself, but thanks to your post, now I don’t have to!

By: Awesome

Awesome — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:14:47 +0000

The majority of people don’t work in offices. Appeal fail.

By: Cantras

Cantras — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:23:49 +0000

Yeah, this pretty much covers it. People in my office have gotten hurt, there’s a bottleneck of filing cabinets between the newsroom and the break room. D:

By: x-bert

x-bert — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:28:31 +0000

I am NOT a mooch or a sleaze bag.

I’m also not a cheapskate by choice.

However, I will accept the title of rabid scavenger.

By: Tehshay

Tehshay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:42:23 +0000

Sarcasm FTL?

For the Alliance!

By: Tehshay

Tehshay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:41:31 +0000

Yes. IT guys are mooches and sleazebags. Except for one guy. In all offices.

By: katillac

katillac — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:10:17 +0000

Your balls may not be as magical as you think.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:35:34 +0000

Although there is also an episode where they stand in a ridiculously long line to get free pretzels.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:34:36 +0000

You’re just imagining it. There’s only one episode with an IT guy, and Michael thinks he’s a terrorist and tries to lock him out.

By: Kit

Kit — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:47:25 +0000

Wasn’t that in an episode of the office? or am I just imagining it….. something about pretzels…

By: adskfjö

adskfjö — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:35:45 +0000

they are, and you can

By: Gary "magic balls" Malone

Gary "magic balls" Malone — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:21:47 +0000

But Im in IT and I never get free food! Am I missing something?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:54:20 +0000

Aren’t those y-axes?

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:54:15 +0000

This is really funny! Damn that IT department!

By: D-Mac

D-Mac — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:45:16 +0000

Originality FTW!

By: chenry

chenry — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:46:34 +0000

Obviously you can.

By: jluve82

jluve82 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:00:57 +0000

It’s totally every office. Every department has a snitch (that’s me in our dept) who tells the IT guys where the food is. It also doesn’t help that their dept office is right next to the break room/cafeteria.

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:37:37 +0000

Can you actually have 2 different x-axes?

By: native californian

native californian — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:13:43 +0000

I laughed so hard at this one and now I’m wondering who in our office made this graph. Our IT dept staff are well-known as rabid scavengers and cheapskates (except for one awesome guy). Maybe it’s that way everywhere?