OMG!!! Some people....

[mom2rtk]

That's why I think cutting each piece in half would have probably solved the issue.

That..or ordering a normal 8 slice pizza.

Sure, but how many offices have a pizza cutter laying around?

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Sure, but how many offices have a pizza cutter laying around?

Well..a knife would do too..even a plastic one-might be more effort but it's not impossible-I somehow survived my 2 years of dorm living without a pizza cutter so I'd like to think it's in the realm of reason.

 

[NYCgrrl]

LOL, I thought @NYCgrrl would be the first.
(Nothing against her, its just that nothing is pizza unless it's NY pizza )

Hehehehe.
Nope I like Sicilian, Chicago, and New Haven style pizza too. Just can't tolerate
national chain pies.
I also can't comprehend ham and pineapple pizza no matter who makes it but there you are.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Ham and Pineapple....
!!!!!! Hahahahaha!!!!!!

Okay, I just went and re-read the original post. the OP began her post by making pretty specific deal about "usually ordering Domino's" so she could also get two 20 oz bottles of diet coke. (Not just, "Hey, I ordered Pizza, and somebody was a hog...."

That implies a common, usual diet of Domino's and 40 ounces of artificially chemical (toxic for me) sweetened soda.....
Those comments are pretty specific.... And, IMHO, very much open for comment.

Def. a little off-topic. And, I probably should not have said anything.... But for me... I just can't see myself even being alive and functional and healthy. So, that was like an instant knee-jerk reaction... Sorry!!!!

 

[JaneBanks]

OP, please tell me that this woman at work didn't try to take 1/3 of this pizza? (picture of a Brooklyn Dominoes pizza, large)

Domino's wishes their pizza looked half that appealing.

 

[kimblebee]

LOL, I thought @NYCgrrl would be the first.
(Nothing against her, its just that nothing is pizza unless it's NY pizza )

I called it wimpy on page one lol

 

[NFLDERS]

I can see the OP’s point, too. If I happen to run into someone carrying a pizza pie and they offer me a slice there is no way I’m trying to take two. Just like if somebody buys a bag of chips from a vending machine and offers me a chip I wouldn’t take the whole bag even though that’s the typical serving size.

OR, more than 1 donut from a whole box of them.

 

[kimblebee]

I think it depends on phrasing. In the OP, they say they offered a slice. If that was the case, yes, one piece was specified and the person was wrong to take more than that. If the OP said do you want some, two pieces isn’t out of place.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I would just stick to water and skip ordering pizza in order to get Diet Cokes. That must get expensive!

 

[morgan98]

The OP should have eaten the portion of the pizza she wanted and put the rest out first come, first serve. If there wasn't enough for everyone to eat what they wanted, that seems like the best way to handle it, IMO.

I would have said no thank you as the monitoring is a turn off.

 

[Jennasis]

 

[sam_gordon]

How many nurses were you hoping to feed?

This is only an issue if there were 12... one for each slice of pizza. If there were less than 12 nurses, you'd have pizza left over and someone having two pieces wouldn't be a problem.

If there were more than 12, someone wasn't going to get any.

 

[RedAngie]

Sure, but how many offices have a pizza cutter laying around?

I think every office would have a handy pair of scissors.

Some might have a paper cutter.

 

[manning]

I work overnights at a hospital. I am currently at work. My hospital only sells Pepsi, so if I was not able to stop and pick up Diet Coke on my way into work, I usually order Dominos so I can get a couple of 20 oz bottles for the night. (I cannot leave the premises, I am the only respiratory therapist, if a code happens, I have to be there).

Tonight, I decided I would order two large Brooklyn pizzas to share with the nurses I work with. They are cut into 6 slices. Just about enough for everyone to have 1 slice. The monitor tech was the 1st person I saw, so I invited her to take a slice before I walked the pizza back to the nurses. She was excited, and started to take two slices. As she is pulling the 2 slices out of the box, she asked if she could have two slices. I told her just one, because I needed to make sure everyone got at least one slice before it was all gone. She is still pulling the two slices towards her as she says " I can't have two slices?" NO....now, that slice is set aside because she had her hands on it, so she will more than likely end up with 2 slices, if no one wants it after it has been touched.

Why would someone do that? The nerve.

Be kind deliver the second piece to her. Walk pass the waste basket by her and accidentally drop it into it. Walk away with one word comment. "Whoops"

 

[Hikergirl]

Hehehehe.
Nope I like Sicilian, Chicago, and New Haven style pizza too. Just can't tolerate
national chain pies.
I also can't comprehend ham and pineapple pizza no matter who makes it but there you are.

LOL, and here I had you pegged as a NY pizza lover.

My dh and ds love Hawaiian pizza. I feel ashamed every time I have to call in the order

 

[RainbowBrite]

First, I wouldn't order pizza and set it out if I were going to that stringent on a one-slice rule. Don't put food out on offer to people and then say 'no'.
That is were the rudeness began.
Second... Pizza.... and DIET pepsi.... now THAT sounds really healthy.... Not.

Do you never eat pizza?

 

[jevs]

Another odd DIS thread

The OP should have eaten the portion of the pizza she wanted and put the rest out first come, first serve. If there wasn't enough for everyone to eat what they wanted, that seems like the best way to handle it, IMO.

I would have said no thank you as the monitoring is a turn off.

The above has been my experience. Unless your coworkers are toddlers and need to be monitored.

 

[Planogirl]

Seriously? I agree with the person who said that this is a strange thread.

Now i want pizza.

 

[kimblebee]

Seriously? I agree with the person who said that this is a strange thread.

Now i want pizza.

Maybe the OP secretly has a job as Dominos social media person lol

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

I think every office would have a handy pair of scissors.

My brother used to always cut pizza with scissors for my nephew when he was a toddler/preschooler. He/we always had knives and a pizza cutter, but he insisted that it was easier to cut with scissors.

If buying pizza for a party or pre-planned whole group lunch or something, I would definitely plan for 2+ slices/ person. I wouldn't look at it that way if I'm just ordering a little extra of my lunch to share. I'm not providing a whole meal for everyone, just a little something extra. I do think it's rude to take more than one of anything when offered, unless specifically told (without asking) that I should take more. Reminds me a bit of trick or treating. If a bowl of candy is left out on the porch or someone holds the bowl out for the kid to grab the candy themself and doesn't specify how much to get, you grab one piece.

Speaking of pizza ettiquette though, I've got a story. Last year, DD's 1st grade class went on a field trip to Chuck E Cheese and I was a chaperone. The kids normally have 2 snacks at school (as well as lunch of course). We were told that snacks and lunch would be provided for the students, so not to bring anything. Their provided snack was a single nickel size taste of cotton candy. Their lunch was this:

It was seriously about 3 bites of food. One slice per kid, nothing else. Meanwhile, the teachers are all sitting in their own booth with huge pizzas with normal size slices, salads, and breadsticks.

I watched as one kid went up and told a teacher he was still hungry. The teacher replied, "Oh, didn't you get your pizza over there?" He told her that yes, he did, but the kids were only given one really small slice and everyone was still hungry. The teacher told him, "Well, that's all there is then." I then spoke up and said I was going to buy a pizza because the kids in my group were still hungry too and he could have a slice, only to be told by the teachers that I can't buy a pizza for some kids without buying for all. I was a little frustrated by this point, but replied, "Fine, I'll spend $100 buying pizza for everyone. I'd rather do that than let kids go hungry." A couple other parents overheard and immediately offered up some money. Then we were told by the teachers, "Well, it's too late. The kids' lunch break is about over and the pizza won't be ready in time so the kids won't be able to eat anything you order." I ended up stopping at McDonalds to get DD some food on the way home. I felt terrible for all the other kids whose parents didn't drive them and would have to wait until they got home to eat. It blew my mind that teachers would continue stuffing their faces while essentially telling 75 hungry kids that they couldn't have anything else. Also the fact that they considered a 2.5" wide slice of pizza and a taste of cotton candy an adequate school day worth of food for kids.