Organizing work lunch orders: aka why do you hate yourself?

If you choose to organize ordering lunch for the group at work...expect some of the following to occur...

No matter which place you pick, someone will be unhappy. 

75% of the people will want a special order. 

People are quick to order but slow to pay. 

Someone will remember the days when that place served a different dish…and why don’t they do that anymore? It was so much better than now. You know where we should have gone is to the other place that is like this place but entirely different…it is so much better.  

No one has exact change, but everyone wants exact change. 

Whoever promised to pay you later…they lied. 

The place will not have whatever the most picky person wants. 

The menu you ordered from is out of date and all of the prices have gone up. 

When the food arrives, someone will want to see the receipt because they cannot believe they owe that much. 

At least 1 item will be wrong, and you will be judged the restaurant got it wrong. 

There will be 1 person who wants to order 2 entrees because they don’t want to cook later that day. 

The food will be cold when it gets there and 1 item will be missing. 

Always order an extra side of French fries…because either one will be missing or someone will assume their dish came with fries and will take one. 

Don’t ask if anyone liked their food unless you really want to hear people complain. 

Those that didn’t order food with the group will immediately say, “smells good, where is mine?” Just know they are only semi joking. 

Someone will hover around your food to see if yours looks better than theirs. Then hint they want to taste your food. 

There will not be enough napkins/utensils/condiments. 

The larger the group order, the worse the food will be when it gets there. The tipping point seems to be over 5 people. 

If you choose to order with a large group at work…lower your expectations. May the odds be ever in your favor.