Popcorn at work should be outlawed!

[jbdreamer]

I must say I am starting to really hate popcorn.

In my office people cook popcorn for breakfast, lunch and a afternoon snack. Unforutnately it stinks up the entire office, so I have to smell popcorn all day long. I actually have a headache from it today.

Do you think it would be ok if I put a sign on the microwave saying popcorn is no longer allowed. It's a health concern here!

Does anyone else have a problem with co-workers and stinky food?

 

[GoofyDad869]

I only have a problem with it if somebody burns popcorn. Now, that is a nasty smell.

 

[can'twait]

Ugh! We had a Chinese person in our office a few years ago who would cook fish for his lunch in the microwave, and the smell would float throughout the office. I'll take popcorn anyday, thank you!

 

[mickeyboat]

Eileen - is that you?

We cook popcorn here, uaually at 3PM every day, but other times too when we are hungry.

I hate it when people cook fish in the microwave, and some veggies like broccoli are smelly too. Cook it in the cafeteria microwave, not the office one - that's for popcorn.

Denae

 

[SleepyMom]

I wouldn't have a problem with the popcorn smell other than if I wasn't allowed a handful Popcorn I am sad to say is my downfall, I can't resist.

Now other stinky foods, yes, I would hate to be smelling warmed up fish or something along those lines.

 

[mommaU4]

Uh oh, well you better not stop by my house because a bag of popcorn is what I had for lunch today. The kids were all at school and I was hungry but to lazy to actually cook anything.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I love the smell of popcorn but I used to work with a guy who heated up fried plaintains in the microwave every night around 3am and it would make me feel sick.

 

[GoofyDad869]

fried plaintains

Ewwwwwww!

 

[CharlesTD]

We always have popcorn at work it is like a staple of our daily food intake nothing better than that smell floating around. I would have to say we must have over 150 back of popcorn popped at work every day.

 

[ottawa-newbie]

Microwave popcorn has been banned at our office because of the smell...

 

[icebrat001]

Yum, popcorn. I've been craving it for 4 days, but I've been sick with the flu and unable to go and buy some.

Now I can sit and daydream about popcorn, thanks OP!

 

[GoofyDad869]

Soggy popcorn (like a bowl that's been sitting with a little water in it overnight) is just plain wrong. You can quote me on that.

 

[Hercules10]

McDonald's French Fries! Those things seem to be able to stink up a stadium. And I swear the smell alone makes me gain 5lbs....

 

[Sleepy]

I always loved popcorn and then suddenly one day the smell made me want to vomit. Don't know why. Going to the movies is not pleasant for me.

 

[Chipperdini]

I got "called out" (once ) for bringing salmon patties... whoops!

 

[LisaNJ25]

My old boss used to microwave his tuna fish ewwweeeeee

 

[Lesleyluvdisney]

I love the smell of popcorn but I used to work with a guy who heated up fried plaintains in the microwave every night around 3am and it would make me feel sick.

Fried????????????????????? ??????????????Plaintains???

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Popcron is fine, it just makes me HUNGRY. But I cannot take fish, broccoli or caulifower heated up in the microwave.

 

[jonestavern]

Have you ever been around that Fillipino 'snack' balut?
If you had, you'd never forget it~

It's an aged duck egg--it has to have had a baby duck in it. I mean feet, head everything!
so it has 2 things going for it aroma & visuals

A friend of mine was making some in her apartment's yard--she burried the eggs ( you do this for a certain number of days)--& got so many complaints from neighbors, she had to get rid of the stuff!

It was so nice of one of our co-workers to bring in some of her own 'home grown' balut to compensate--gee, they even offered us some!
Out of 55 people only one took them up on it & we all know Sam is crazy!

Jean

 

[motherhen17404]

Popcorn smell does not bother me. Other smells do have their place though. When I worked for my father and he was being a PITA we would all get together and open a few cans of tuna. My father hated tuna, so he would leave the office for a few hours. That was a great way for us to get some work done without him bothering us!