You don’t have to be a kid to be a bully. And you might not even realize you are a bully. Let's just give people the benefit of the doubt.
However, I’ve noticed an alarming trend in ye ole local lunch room lately. People are pairing up into groups. Or cliques. Or, you might call them “office gangs.”
We’re talking fully grown adults who will only eat with “certain” people. In fact, it’s so bad, that if they walk in the lunchroom and their “buddies” aren’t there, they will turn around and leave. But, what if you’re like me and don’t belong to a clique?
It’s bad enough that only the staff eats in the lunch room around here. Attorneys wouldn’t be caught dead in there. And, of course, people are always coming in for the leftovers from attorney meetings and such. Basically, I’m telling you that the“gleaners” are discriminating against other “gleaners.”
Me, myself, I bring my own lunch or food that I’ve purchased. I mean, I do have some pride. However, as one of the newest people at this particular firm, it does make me stop and think, “Whatever happened to camaraderie, friendship among peers and plain old-fashioned manners?”
After all, it’s just a lunchroom: a microwave, a few tables and a soda dispenser. It’s not exactly “Mr. Chow.”
Come on people, can’t we just all get along?
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