...to Eat lunch in my car sometimes at work? I mean I usually bring my lunch anyway, So why not eat out there? You know, instead going to the cafeteria in the building? I'd rather be out there listening to the radio, and smoking a couple cigarettes, than in the cafeteria talking about work with my co-workers for an hour. Sometimes you just need to get away from your work, right?
a Co-worker said it weird and rude that I do that...what gives?
2006-09-20 04:58:20 · 44 answers · asked by pastor of muppets 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I don't believe it to be rude to eat in your car during lunch. As you pointed out, there are several advantages: food with music, privacy, cigarettes, and psychologically a measure of distancing yourself from work. We all need to have some type of mental freedom from work. It helps in refreshing the mind. Bravo for you for being independent verses some droam.
2006-09-20 09:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by Swordfish 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's weird or rude - I think it's up to you where you eat your lunch. You don't really owe anybody in explanation, but it you were to give one, I'd just say you don't like being cooped up in the building all day and enjoy going outside to get some fresh air and listen to the radio at lunch, and also you enjoy smoking with your meal and can't do it in the building. You know, I think the co-worker is kind of weird and rude for saying what they did. I sometime go outside in my car and eat lunch (and maybe occasionally catch a quick nap). I must be weird too! If it doesn't bother you it shouldn't bother them. The only disadvantage I can see is if work related topics are discussed in the cafeteria over lunch and your missing out. Then you might want to stay in a couple days a week.
2006-09-20 05:04:55 · answer #2 · answered by Kathleen M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I worked, I really needed to get out of the building for a while. So when the weather was good I would grab lunch and sit out in my car with the windows down, listening to the music, and eat lunch. sometimes I'd even catch a catnap. That charged me up for the afternoon. It sounds to me like your co-worker is weird and rude.
2006-09-20 05:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly_from_Texas 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sometimes a person needs to get away from the crowd. There are some people, though, who are the exact opposite... they HAVE to constantly be near other people and find that those who don't feel that same way are either strange, rude, etc. Recognize that and tell the person who brought it up to you that a) you don't wish to be rude to other people by smoking near them and b) you're able to relax better by being by yourself. Reinforce to that person that it's not an attempt to separate yourself from everyone else, but it's just an attempt to become as relaxed as possible, which means being alone for a certain amount of time.
You can even ask the person to join you for a few minutes if they'd like, as long as they don't mind the smoke and if they shut up during the show.
2006-09-20 05:17:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Co-workers are stupid humans. They will think you are rude if you don't bend over and let yourself get "B-F-ed" every chance they get.
Seriously though, I am one of those "rude" people because I not only do not eat my lunch with fellow co-workers, but I have completelly stopped to talks and interact with most of them.
Most of them are (or endorse/promote/support) evil selfish ignorant manipulative typical office politicians, who play and act all nice and "cute" (retarded, actually) but they essentially are evil people.
I decided I was too old (35 years old now) to play these stupid office politics games so I just decided to start ignoring all of these stupid and retarded humans. Obviously the official version is that I am the bad seed, I am the bad person, even though I work at least twice as much and twice as efficiently as most of these stupid human f*ckers do... And come to think of it, maybe that's why they hate me so much; I make them look bad because they slack off every chance they get, whereas I work all the time I am here.
So my final answer to this question is don't give a sj*t about what other humans think. Especially in the office environment; people will ALWAYS think something bad of you for no real concrete reason; it's just the way officie politics work! One manipulative person starts a rumour about you, and the corrupted simpletons will follow that simply because it is easier than making up their own mind, or than to get up their lazy *sses and ask the perosn being persecuted.
If your co-workers think you are rude for wanting to smoke and listen to music, then tell them "I guess you people are emotionally dependant on surface-only human interation" , or "I guess I am since I want to have a smoke out there"....
Basically, myself I am at the point where I seriiously don't give a f*ck about other people, because they all seem to be easilly manipulated by our resident Palpatine here. If they don't have enough brains, willpower, or guts to be their own person, then I don't see why I would waste my time trying to fake anything for these stupid humans.
Cheers!
2006-09-20 05:14:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I eat my lunch in my car, too, and so do a lot of other people. If most of the workers eat in the cafeteria at your job, though, it is probably seen as strange for you to eat in your car. Still, saying your behavior is rude simply because you choose to eat in the car is strange of your co-worker. Now if your behavior is rude in some other way, I guess they probably think you are eating in the car to be rude, but that's all I can figure.
BTW... I love your Spoonerism of a name!
2006-09-20 05:02:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, that's not rude at all. It's YOUR lunch hour and you have a right to do what YOU want during it as long as it's not illegal. Don't worry about what other people say or think about it. Tell your co-worker to mind their own business. They obviously have no life if it bothers them that much.
2006-09-20 05:08:47 · answer #7 · answered by ~*Tweety Gurl*~ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think it is rude at all to take a little bit of your work day for yourself. Your co-worker sounds like he or she is too focused on corporate culture instead of themselves. Now I will say for the sake of advancement, if that is important to you, sometimes popping in for lunch with your colleagues can be a good idea...it is networking of sorts and ensures platonic connection to the team.
2006-09-20 05:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by lovemcss 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. If it is, it's just as rude (more rude really) for the co-worker to disrespect your personal style and need for quiet and space.
Do what you want. You're with these people for 8 hours a day as it is, if you need some space from them, so be it.
If the co-worker doesn't get that, ask him/her if you can accompany them the next time they need to go to the loo. :)
2006-09-20 06:55:34 · answer #9 · answered by stimply 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your co-worker is probably just a gossip. No it is not rude, why would you want to work with eat lunch with the same people then go back to work with them. Tell her if you feel you need to explain that you like time to yourself to relax and unwind.
she is rude
2006-09-20 05:33:52 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋