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Previously on "Do You Eat Al Desko?"
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One place I contracted at, the seat I was given was so disgusting I thought somebody had died in it and nobody had noticed the corpse for a few months. Quietly swapped it for another vacant one.
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FTFY
Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostUsual subsidised stuff, where they charge the client £3 for a sandwich, then charge you £3 for a sandwich, which costs them 15 pence to make. What a great business to be in.
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You're half right it was rubbish, not so cheap. Usual subsidised stuff, where they charge the client £3 for a sandwich, then charge you £3 for a sandwich, which tastes like a 99p smart price one from ASDA. What a great business to be in.Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostSurely, that also means eating, cheap rubbish, in ClientCos canteen.
I tend to avoid doing that at all costs
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Surely, that also means eating, cheap rubbish, in ClientCos canteen.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostLunch time is sacred. It's where you get a chance to get away from the IT munters and stare longingly at the girls from accounts.
I tend to avoid doing that at all costs
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Before, one hopes, the food passed through themOriginally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostPrevious occupant of my desk certainly did.
Crumbs of Bombay mix in the keyboard, various (hopefully) food related stains on my chair. ...
The only things I eat at my desk are the doughnuts and other confectionery people buy on their birthday.
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Lunch time is sacred. It's where you get a chance to get away from the IT munters and stare longingly at the girls from accounts.
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Not if I can avoid it. I like my break to be a break, even when my regular day is doing sweet feck all. Historically there was no way I'd be guaranteed to eat my lunch if I was that easy to find and it's often the only time I can read in peace.
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Please, just call her Dawn from Data Processing.Originally posted by barrydidit View PostI hope an exception would have been made for mutton flaps.
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I hope an exception would have been made for mutton flaps.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostEating and drinking at desks was banned at one client co due to 'elf n safety.
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Too sparse on details.Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostGentleman sausage.
1) How long were they an in patient?
2) Did they remove the appendage?
3) Did they ever walk straight, again?
4) Was their other half fit?
5) If the answer to 4 was a yes, did you go round and comfort her, during this distressing time of need?
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