AITA for making my entire office jealous after they "forgot" to include me in the group lunch order again?
The user, a 27-year-old woman, describes a recurring issue involving shared lunch orders at her office.
Every Wednesday, coworkers coordinate a takeout order from a local, highly-regarded pizza place that requires a minimum of five pizzas and does not deliver.
For the last three months, since the user changed her lunch hour, her order has consistently been 'forgotten' from the shared Excel spreadsheet.
The user sits directly next to Kevin, the 31-year-old male employee who collects the money and places the order.
Despite her repeated attempts to submit her order, Kevin has claimed he either missed her entry or that the order was placed just before she added it.
After being excluded again last Wednesday, the user decided to escalate the situation, leading to immediate tension in the workplace. She wonders if her reaction was justified.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get the latest stories delivered to your inbox.
The original poster (OP) reached a point of frustration after months of being intentionally excluded from a group lunch order by a coworker, Kevin.
Her action involved bypa*sing the group dynamic to secure her own lunch directly with the restaurant owner, which resulted in a very public display of her success while simultaneously exposing Kevin's petty behavior to the rest of the office.
The core conflict lies between the OP's right to participate in an informal workplace amenity and the coworker's decision to use that system to exclude her.
Was the OP's calculated escalation an appropriate and effective way to enforce boundaries against persistent exclusion, or did her m**hod create unnecessary and damaging office drama?
Strong Takes and Sharper Words from the Crowd:
The internet jumped in fast, delivering everything from kind advice to cold truth. It’s a mix of empathy, outrage, and no-nonsense takes.