Amongst all the other BS going on at work a new policy is being pushed down stating that there is no more eating allowed at our cubicles. No apples, no protein bars, not even a small can of nuts. We can only drink coffee and water. This was brought on by one of my idiot co-workers deciding to start cooking eggs and bacon in our kitched during work hours. So they’ve really clamped down on us eating now.
Ironically enough tho, my fat @$$ supervisor keeps a bowl of candy and 2 boxes of girl scout cookies on his desk which we are welcome to have some whenever we meet with him, but we can’t keep fruit on our desk. But anyways the only way around this rule is if we get a note from a doctor stating that we need to eat more then normal or per a condition should be snacking throughout the day.
Anyone know of an illness or condition that I can see my doctor about that would require me to eat every 2 hours?? I have a history of high cholesterol (due to getting it checked twice, both times during my bulking cycle), so I’m thinking of maybe telling my doctor I’m concerned that my cholesterol is an early sign of diabetes and perhaps asking him to write a note stating that I should be eating every 2 hours to control my blood sugar. Not sure if that’s gunna fly with the doc tho, does anyone else have any other suggestions? This new policy is killing my diet.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
Amongst all the other BS going on at work a new policy is being pushed down stating that there is no more eating allowed at our cubicles. No apples, no protein bars, not even a small can of nuts. We can only drink coffee and water. This was brought on by one of my idiot co-workers deciding to start cooking eggs and bacon in our kitched during work hours. So they’ve really clamped down on us eating now.
Ironically enough tho, my fat @$$ supervisor keeps a bowl of candy and 2 boxes of girl scout cookies on his desk which we are welcome to have some whenever we meet with him, but we can’t keep fruit on our desk. But anyways the only way around this rule is if we get a note from a doctor stating that we need to eat more then normal or per a condition should be snacking throughout the day.
Anyone know of an illness or condition that I can see my doctor about that would require me to eat every 2 hours?? I have a history of high cholesterol (due to getting it checked twice, both times during my bulking cycle), so I’m thinking of maybe telling my doctor I’m concerned that my cholesterol is an early sign of diabetes and perhaps asking him to write a note stating that I should be eating every 2 hours to control my blood sugar. Not sure if that’s gunna fly with the doc tho, does anyone else have any other suggestions? This new policy is killing my diet.[/quote]
Was the guy who made eggs and bacon the straw who broke the camels back? Is there a history of cubicle snack abuse within your office? Is they anyone you can bring this up to without any reprecussions? It doesn’t seem fair that your supervisor can keep food at his desk you’re not allowed to either. Who implemented the rule?
Well the old standby was the hypoglycemic excuse. Actually just go to your Dr. and tell him the truth, there is no legality issues with him writting this. I used to have to write notes for people that were to fat to wear seat belts so they wouldnt get tickets. Your boss is not going to call out your Dr.
Was the guy who made eggs and bacon the straw who broke the camels back? Is there a history of cubicle snack abuse within your office? Is they anyone you can bring this up to without any reprecussions? It doesn’t seem fair that your supervisor can keep food at his desk you’re not allowed to either. Who implemented the rule?[/quote]
I think the problem is that we just moved into a new building, we were kind of isolated before, but now we share a building with all of our upper management. So our supervisor has been on edge trying to dance and impress management and when he saw someone cooking he went nuts.
I can go above him, but nobody above him is going to supersede his authority to give us a luxury which they see is his call to make. For instance, I sit right beside his boss, the division manager (he has 2 offices, the one next to me is the one he uses to hide when he wants to be left alone). The division manager used to always comment on how healthy i ate and we’d often share snacks, he’s a bicyclist and also a health nut. But his take on the situation is that if my supervisor wants to make the rules more stringent for me and others he can, and he has the authority to make rules tighter then the standard, he just can’t make them more lax then the standard. So every other division is eating away while our division isn’t because our supervisor has decided he wants to impress management.
[quote]DJHT wrote:
Well the old standby was the hypoglycemic excuse. Actually just go to your Dr. and tell him the truth, there is no legality issues with him writting this. I used to have to write notes for people that were to fat to wear seat belts so they wouldnt get tickets. Your boss is not going to call out your Dr.[/quote]
True, I was a bit nervous about telling my doc the truth because he is very against my eating habits (bulking and eating an excess of 4,000 caloris a day), but I’m not bulking right now and I guess I can just explain to him that I’ll stay on a lower caloric intake, but still eat every 2 hours. But it basically comes down to him lying for me because he needs to state that for medical reasons I NEED to eat every 2 hours, which isn’t really true. Should I… Yes, Do I NEED to… no.
It is not illegal for a company to disallow people to eat in cubicles do to OSHA standards. They can do whatever they want including fire you for complaining.
Also, I do recommend looking for a family physician that you already know to do this or a gymrat doctor that is used to this.
Also, you need to at least complain of some symptoms a few weeks before bringing in the note and don’t mention wanting to eat every two hours.
Keep a baggy of beef jerky in the toilet bowl. Eat beans for breakfast so your intense gas throughout the day will earn you additional bathroom breaks.
[quote]Squiggles wrote:
Keep a baggy of beef jerky in the toilet bowl. Eat beans for breakfast so your intense gas throughout the day will earn you additional bathroom breaks.[/quote]
Find a doctor who doesn’t suck? I do occasionally have to go to a doctor myself. And I always look for the ones who may not understand nutrition and exercise science but also recognize that they don’t.
