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Buying food for my team (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by cyclista937@slrpnk.net to c/vegan@slrpnk.net

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I manage a small team, and we're going through a lot right now so I've been buying lunch each week. I'm trying to be the supportive boss and buy them for they want, but it sucks. (It's from office funds, not my own money)

Last week they wanted fast food, and couldn't be persuaded to eat Burger King so I could get an impossible Whopper. We settled on McDonald's.

Today is pi Day, so I thought I'd get them pizza. I got garlic bread sticks for myself. I didn't see anywhere to customize, but they came covered in Parmesan. I probably should have known, but ugh.

I just want to enjoy something if I'm going through the trouble of getting the food. Now I'm sad. Anyways, thanks for reading my rant.

Edit: I told my husband about the incident, and I came home to freshly baked homemade vegan chorizo pizza and flowers. 🥰

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[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

I've definitely been there, but usually because I'm not the one choosing the food. When you're picking you tend to have a little more wiggle room, and people tend to be a little more accepting of free food so you might want to be a little more strategic with how you frame things up.

E.g., instead of "do you want Burger King or McDonald's" try "I'm gonna grab Burger King, do you want anything?" If the team pushes back a simple "unfortunately McD doesn't have any vegan options and I'm starving."

Most people will understand, especially because you clearly eat lunch with them regularly enough they should know you're vegan.

The pizza one is tough but we've all been there before when menu items aren't clearly labeled, but all I can recommend is using Happy Cow to identify restaurants nearby with vegan options, or calling ahead to see if the place you're thinking of has vegan options before offering it as an option to the team.