I wanted to talk about The Staff Kitchen at the workplace.

Too often your sandwich goes missing from the refrigerator.

I’ve had a jar of honey I kept on the table placed in the refrigerator.

The honey hardened so could not be used. Twice.

Then be aware that if you bring a glass to use to drink water in:

The glass could be stolen.

Food should routinely be discarded when it’s in the refrigerator too long.

You should also not keep in the refrigerator food like onions that smell. At least, I was called out for doing this.

The holidays are coming up and I will have tons to say about the office Holiday Party too.

Having lunch in the staff kitchen should be an enjoyable experience.

I’ll end here with this caveat:

It’s OK if you can’t bring your own lunches to work 5 days a week.

I advocate for making your own lunch food three days a week. Buying food on the other two days.

I figured this out recently. Compromise is called for in this area. As you’ll feel like a failure if you can’t bring food from home 5 days a week.

Having a sustainable routine is the goal. I venture that setting unrealistic expectations will tempt you to give up on your goal(s) altogether.

I also recommend eating your food in the staff kitchen not at your desk.