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Post by squirrel on Jun 22, 2006 9:05:47 GMT
Mine is a small friendly workplace with 2 (yes 2!) vegans and usually some? effort is made to accomodate us whenever there's a works function so when I had to attend an internal day long meeting with working lunch I was expecting there to be some food that was suitable. Boy, was I wrong! It was the usual disgusting meat feast with NOTHING for me. As I'm not completely stupid I had brought something from home just in case, but I felt pretty miffed to have been left out completely by people I thought would make some effort. Am I over-reacting? After all I don't expect people to go out of their way to accomodate me at partys and such like but I thought work could cope with it.
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Post by lavender on Jun 22, 2006 12:09:22 GMT
I dont think you are overreacting at all, you are part of the work team and you should be catered for the same as everyone else was catered for. My husband has the same thing at his work, time and time again, he kicked off big time about it last time though, he was sick of it. the last occasion was a client left some money to treat the work force to some lunch and the manager took it upon himself to go to a local cafe and buy bacon and sausages in a roll for everyone, now it sounds petty to some, but that was the final straw for my OH, he hit the roof about it. They all know he is vegan, it doesnt take much to consider someone elses feelings into consideration does it?
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Post by squirrel on Jun 22, 2006 12:39:15 GMT
I dont think you are overreacting at all, you are part of the work team and you should be catered for the same as everyone else was catered for. My husband has the same thing at his work, time and time again, he kicked off big time about it last time though, he was sick of it. the last occasion was a client left some money to treat the work force to some lunch and the manager took it upon himself to go to a local cafe and buy bacon and sausages in a roll for everyone, now it sounds petty to some, but that was the final straw for my OH, he hit the roof about it. They all know he is vegan, it doesnt take much to consider someone elses feelings into consideration does it? That sucks, that really sucks, how mean of that manager. At work whenever it's someones birthday they buy cream cakes for everyone but not me or the other guy. After suffering in silence for a while I finally kicked up a fuss and whined about it and now we get fruit. But I had to make a fuss before they did anything. These omnis just don't think do they.
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Post by Pob on Jun 22, 2006 12:56:43 GMT
I always make a fuss and make sure they think about providing me with vegan food if I have to go to something that is catered. The main exception is if someone is leaving and there is a spread at the pub - I just drink the beer I always point out that I can eat that stuff, but I choose not to, when someone at work says "Ooh you can't eat this can you!" Comments about why you won't eat the food are always good for putting people off their dead animals, and making them be a bit more thoughtful (if not about you, then at least about what they are eating!)
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Post by squirrel on Jun 22, 2006 14:58:08 GMT
I always point out that I can eat that stuff, but I choose not to, when someone at work says "Ooh you can't eat this can you!" I know a lot of vegans say this but I'm afraid I don't agree. To me, animals are NOT food and therefore there is NO choice in whether to eat it or not. So when someone says 'you can't eat ......" I agree with them. Does anyone else understand where I'm coming from?
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Post by Pob on Jun 22, 2006 15:02:46 GMT
No - I think it's a good thing to say.
Makes them realise it's a conscious decision not to inflict cruelty. I always have a choice in what I eat - I can eat something that involves suffering and death, or I can make the conscious decision to eat something else.
Vegetarians eat what the are told is vegetarian, without knowing all the facts.
Vegans choose what they eat.
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Post by astrocat on Jun 24, 2006 19:04:48 GMT
That depends on whether the vegetarian in question is half-assed about not eating dead bodies, or whether they genuinely wish not to eat dead bodies.
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Post by alisont on Jul 8, 2006 19:13:52 GMT
After a long long week of staff development/training our 'reward' was a bbq on Friday lunch time Not something i wanted to go to - im not keen on these 'smile and look happy' events at work (have always avoided works office style christmas party!) We had orders from the boss to turn up and show our faces Id asked the chef what the menu would be for veggies/vegans.............veggie burgers - mass produced catering type ones with egg in no vegan option........unless i took some in to be cooked on the bbq alongside meat products So i decided id take a sarnie of my own! Having moaned and grumbled about this event when i got there there was a massive salad, and tray upon tray of fresh fruits - so i gusee i was catered for? I munched a right pile of fruit and scived off after 1 1/2 hours as i wanted to avoid the pile round the local pub (could of managed a drink but not in a very smoke fillled pub) If i go out to eat with our small team they will find somewhere that can cater for vegans, but these big college events - no chance apart from fruit (which is a marked improvement from past events) Very unfair in my view to just have one big bbq - i reckon the there should be a seperate bbq for veggie/vegan food. Alison
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