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WeWork bans meals with meat as a work expense

Mason66 said:
To produce the vegetables it takes a a lot of pesticides and a lot of death to whatever animal close to those plants.

I would bet it was not greener at all to produce the vegetarian meal than a meat eaters meal.
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It is quite a bit greener to be vegetarian.

Animals need to eat, so the food they get has to be sprayed with pesticides, fertilizer, then processed and transported to the animals. The animals need to be fed, grown, slaughtered then transported to the end user. Depending on the animal type at most 1 lb is added to the animal weight for every 3 lbs of food. This is coming from an anti vegetarian by the way
 
Lord Tammerlain said:
It is quite a bit greener to be vegetarian.

Animals need to eat, so the food they get has to be sprayed with pesticides, fertilizer, then processed and transported to the animals. The animals need to be fed, grown, slaughtered then transported to the end user. Depending on the animal type at most 1 lb is added to the animal weight for every 3 lbs of food. This is coming from an anti vegetarian by the way
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And realistically...it is the cow farts, burps, and poops that add all that extra methane which is damaging the environment.

https://gizmodo.com/do-cow-farts-actually-contribute-to-global-warming-1562144730
 
beefheart said:
So...a company shouldn't have the right to do this?

Conservatives are all for the free market...until they aren't.
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It is a right that needs to be tested in court.

Sales could take large customers out for meals and then tell them what they can and can't order and why, and if they insist, they will have to pay for it themselves. That won't end well for the company.
 
SDET said:
Legally, sure. I just hope they communicate this during the interview process. It's a good indicator of the cultural Marxism one can expect when dealing with the company.
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I've never discussed meal options at company events with an employer during an interview. I've never heard of anybody discussing meal options at company events with an employer during an interview. Where do you work that this is a normal part of the interview process?

I can't imagine that it's the United States of America.
 
chuckiechan said:
It is a right that needs to be tested in court.

Sales could take large customers out for meals and then tell them what they can and can't order and why, and if they insist, they will have to pay for it themselves. That won't end well for the company.
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So a company should not try something because it might not work?
 
year2late said:
So a company should not try something because it might not work?
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If you have a good sales force or whatever is eating on your dime, you don’t want to lose them with heavy handed management. Obviously, for those who want vegetarian meals they are covered, why try to force the rest to follow suit.

It reminded me of a scene in a Woody Allen movie. He and a buddy were in front of a heaping bowl of ice cream, chowing down and he remarked “Funny. A hundred years ago, they thought this stuff was bad for you!”
 
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chuckiechan said:
If you have a good sales force or whatever is eating on your dime, you don’t want to lose them with heavy handed management. Obviously, for those who want vegetarian meals they are covered, why try to force the rest to follow suit.

It reminded me of a scene in a Woody Allen movie. He and a buddy were in front of a heaping bowl of ice cream, chowing down and he remarked “Funny. A hundred years ago, they thought this stuff was bad for you!”
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Look to who they cater to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeWork

I do not think they will be as upset as the 60 somethings that are used to expensing out 3 martini lunches with filet mignon .

Dude, free food.

They are not taking meat out of your mouth...just do not think having meat in your mouth will come free of charge.
 
Hatuey said:
I've never discussed meal options at company events with an employer during an interview. I've never heard of anybody discussing meal options at company events with an employer during an interview. Where do you work that this is a normal part of the interview process?

I can't imagine that it's the United States of America.
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Of course not, but if they pride themselves on some kind of crazy left-wing micromanagement, it's best to steer clear.
 
SDET said:
This is only one step away from treating meat consumption like smoking. Imagine mandatory "meat cessation programs". This is just one more example showing how the left is hostile to personal choice unless it fits their agenda.


https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/wework-bans-meat-as-an-allowable-expense/






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reminds me of a company called hobby lobby that didn't what to pickup the tap for contraceptives like the morning after pill and were told they have to
 
SDET said:
Of course not, but if they pride themselves on some kind of crazy left-wing micromanagement, it's best to steer clear.
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Not paying for whatever you want is not micromanagement. It's the exact opposite. You are welcome to bring your own food, paid for on your dime. Nobody needs to pay for whatever your diet requests; it's whatever they want.

'member?
 
Hatuey said:
Not paying for whatever you want is not micromanagement. It's the exact opposite. You are welcome to bring your own food, paid for on your dime. Nobody needs to pay for whatever your diet requests; it's whatever they want.

'member?
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In practice, I don't agree. This signals an unwritten rule: At the very least if will be remembered if you eat meat at your cube, irrespective of who purchased it.
 
SDET said:
In practice, I don't agree. This signals an unwritten rule: At the very least if will be remembered if you eat meat at your cube, irrespective of who purchased it.
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You're under the false impression that companies need to buy you things, they do not. Wasn't that the Hobby Lobby deal? That companies weren't responsible for the lifestyles of their customers? Eating meat or vegetables is a choice. We can't all have what we want. Yada. Yada.
 
WeWork sounds crappy.
 
year2late said:
Look to who they cater to...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WeWork

I do not think they will be as upset as the 60 somethings that are used to expensing out 3 martini lunches with filet mignon .

Dude, free food.

They are not taking meat out of your mouth...just do not think having meat in your mouth will come free of charge.
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But you don’t know what they are putting in their pie hole, and you don’t know what is coming out of yours. ;)
 
chuckiechan said:
But you don’t know what they are putting in their pie hole, and you don’t know what is coming out of yours. ;)
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Why would I care what they are eating? They can eat whatever they want.

But if they want to expense out a meal, it just cannot contain meat.

Pretty simple, really.


If for some reason this policy causes them a loss in clients....then they can decide what to do. But frankly....folks whining about what or what cannot be expensed out for meals (whether it is meat or ETOH) just seem silly.
 
year2late said:
Why would I care what they are eating? They can eat whatever they want.

But if they want to expense out a meal, it just cannot contain meat.

Pretty simple, really.


If for some reason this policy causes them a loss in clients....then they can decide what to do. But frankly....folks whining about what or what cannot be expensed out for meals (whether it is meat or ETOH) just seem silly.
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You are right on target. And that company will probably back down on their policy, either way. BTW, only an idiot turns in the detail part of the slip.
 
chuckiechan said:
You are right on target. And that company will probably back down on their policy, either way. BTW, only an idiot turns in the detail part of the slip.
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Well. we shall see. But they may require that detail part for reimbursement. If someone thinks that is too intrusive....they can just pay for their own meal. ;)

My guess is that if they have a good "product" and employees that are making money....it just will not matter and all of your whining will be for nothing.
 
chuckiechan said:
If you have a good sales force or whatever is eating on your dime, you don’t want to lose them with heavy handed management. Obviously, for those who want vegetarian meals they are covered, why try to force the rest to follow suit.

It reminded me of a scene in a Woody Allen movie. He and a buddy were in front of a heaping bowl of ice cream, chowing down and he remarked “Funny. A hundred years ago, they thought this stuff was bad for you!”
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I would guess they have different rules for work related expenses (such as for personal meals when away on business and for sales related expenses when entertaining clients or customers
 
Lord Tammerlain said:
I would guess they have different rules for work related expenses (such as for personal meals when away on business and for sales related expenses when entertaining clients or customers
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I think they indicatated that when business expenses were involved it would be no chicken/pork/beef. When meals for functions were held they would have the same restrictions. They seem pretty serious about it.

From what I can see, the door for fish/seafood seems pretty wide open.
 
SDET said:
In practice, I don't agree. This signals an unwritten rule: At the very least if will be remembered if you eat meat at your cube, irrespective of who purchased it.
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So you think a business is obligated to buy you things just so your feelings don’t get hurt :lamo

That’s precious. I bet you call liberalism”snowflake” too.
 
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