Feòragfeorag@wandering.shop
Oct 10, 2026, 12:26 PM@MarkHoltom @cstross Personally, I think every workplace over a certain size should have a subsidised canteen.
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Charlie Strosscstross@wandering.shopOct 10, 2026, 12:31 PM@feorag @MarkHoltom Yes, but it really depends on whether they pay the chef! One past orkplace of mine fired the ex-school-catering cook one lunchtime when they ran out of mashed potatoes halfway through. Her food was dire. Her replacement was the former management for a National Trust stately house's restaurant: prices rose 50% (from school dinner adjacent) and suddenly we were eating good restaurant-quality meals.
(Alas, they didn't stick around long: it was a temporary replacement.)
Ian Turtonianturton@mapstodon.spaceOct 10, 2026, 12:44 PM@cstross @feorag @MarkHoltom last one I had was at a Scottish government building and was run by serco - and the unhealthy options were taxed so we would avoid them. So everyone went to the little sandwich shop across the road who didn't care about our cholesterol