Humor: Banned Food at Work (Can't Nuke up in the Microwave)

[f0r5aK3n]

Are there any food that your employer has banned from ever heating up in the Microwave due to various reasons.

I dunno if it's universal but pretty much every place that I've worked, Popcorn is a definite no-no.. :lol:

I've had crazy co-workers who decided to bring fish from last evening's dinner and nuke it up in the microwave!

[Dunedain]

Damn! Restrictions on popcorn? Wow! And we even have our Antioch of Popcorn. Lemme see, I've brought in balot, dilis, and dried squid. They didn't mind.

[KuyaDanny]

The only risk I see in microwave popcorn at work is that the aroma spreads throughout the office and everyone wants to get up to locate the source and grab a handful. It is sometimes disruptive. Especially the Reddenbacher brand.

[archerguy]

Our microwave was removed by the boss. Pa'no ba naman yung American boss namin dumating..then pagpasok sa ofc nagtakip ng ilong..kasi ba naman yung ofcmate ko nag-microwave ng BAGOONG! Sobrang embarassed yung Filipino boss namin.

[KuyaDanny]

I think restrictions on balot should apply. Balot (and eggs from chickens) can blow up in the microwave and create a really ugly mess which no one wants to clean up. :lol:

[Dunedain]

Originally posted by KuyaDanny
I think restrictions on balot should apply. Balot (and eggs from chickens) can blow up in the microwave and create a really ugly mess which no one wants to clean up. :lol:

Sounds like a face hugger just jumped out from it's egg in the movie ALIEN. Yeah, I do bring balot to work from time to time but not necessarily nuke the egg. Since hot water is not available, best way to go around it is just heat up a cup of water and just dunk the egg in there when it's done. The yanks I work with don't mind. In fact, they find it rather interesting to know that humans can really consume anything, even if it looks rather disgusting. At least when I eat balot, they don't have to check my e-mails for wrong spelling nor do I have to raise the pinky finger to make a sophisticated statement. :D

[thehitman]

Originally posted by KuyaDanny
The only risk I see in microwave popcorn at work is that the aroma spreads throughout the office and everyone wants to get up to locate the source and grab a handful. It is sometimes disruptive. Especially the Reddenbacher brand.

I guess you haven't experienced smelling burnt popcorn. The offending emanation spreads throughout the entire floor, and even as far as our visitor's lobby. Burned popcorn is not a pleasant smell...:ayaw:

No banned food here so far. We have a rather interesting microwave here. It's kind of masochistic. You have to bang the door shut to make it work :glee:

:cool:

[f0r5aK3n]

true about the popcorn.. it's not really STINKY.. it's just got that awesome, distinct smell that gets everyone talking......

a friend of mine works at this LAB where most of the workers are Filipino. She gets constantly embarassed 'coz they bring in bagoong, tuyo, daing, etc.... I can just imagine.. The company haven't posted memos yet regarding this though..