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introducing a new recession measure

January 24th, 2009 at 05:02 am

Saving log - $1 tip box
Spending log - $12 lunch

Aka the work refrigerator.

We have refrigerators on each floor - its not everybody piled into one. This morning I spent two minutes of my work life reading email complaints of various people on the second floor who "broke" the work refrigerator lunch rules. The COO laid down the law, but in reality, the punishment is pretty minor: your lunch container gets moved out of the refeer and onto the lunchroom table.

Lucky our floor has, maybe, ten people all quietly bringing their lunch. Lots of free space. Easy for me to chuckle about the goobs on the second floor.

Then it hit me. - Apparently the second floor refeer was packed with lunches, all brought by the sales staff, folks who, only a couple of years ago (when I was up there), wouldn't even think of bringing their lunch. Especially on a Friday.

Anybody else seeing work refrigerators full of brown bags where none existed?

Today, I was contrarian. I woke up this morning and decided, as I was in bed, to go out for lunch and eat whitefish and mustard green soup with ginger. The very restorative thought of it got me out of bed.

Put the month's savings in the tip box. A bit higher than usual: $52.

5 Responses to “introducing a new recession measure”

  1. Petunia Says:
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    Another interesting sign of the times. Since my work fridge is my home fridge (and we are making a concerted effort to eat all meals at home and DH and Daisy pack lunches every day) I haven't noticed a difference in my work fridge. Smile

  2. homebody Says:
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    I just started my job and I am the only one who brings my lunch every day. I have a really nice Coleman soft sided "ice chest" that holds a lot. Our refigerator is tiny. But the food in the hospital cafeteria is $3.25 for the main dish so I think a lot of people buy it. My office is only 6 people though, we are outside the main hospital and have our own frig and microwave (that I brought).

  3. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    You know its getting tough when diehards are becoming frugal. But yes, we are seeing this trend as well...although, so far, no complaints of overstocked fridges.

  4. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    I have noticed this too - more people in my office are bringing their own food for lunch. Although the higher ups get treated quite often to lunch by the various vendors who come by - so it doesn't cost them anything for lunch. Smile

  5. boomeyers Says:
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    Its nice to hear that there is a company out there with enough employees to have a stuffed fridge!

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