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do you know the person who is responsible for putting

the holiday party together? if so, you could

(privately) explain to them that you would really like

to attend the party, but that you are vegetarian. and

ask them about a vegetarian option on the menu. they

might not have even considered that there are

vegetarians in the company. as long as you are nice

about it, i don't see why they wouldn't be able to

make arrangements for a veggie meal for you. and who

knows, maybe next year there will be a veggie option.

 

i got lucky with a company that i worked for....the

vice president was a vegetarian. unfortunately, the

veggie options were usually just a plate of steamed

veggies (often without much flavor). blech. one year

they had pasta options, so that was an improvement.

eventually they stopped having full meals and just had

appetizers. when they started having a cash bar, i

stopped going. lol.

 

good luck, and let us know what you decide to do and

what happens.

 

susie

 

 

<jigilou wrote:

> So, the invitation for our annual company Holiday

> Party came out and,

> yet again, no vegetarian entree on the menu. So, I

> pose this

> question to the group - how much of a stink would

> you raise about this?

 

 

 

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If it is being held at a local restaurant, ask the person in

charge of planning it if they would mind if you called

and requested a vegetarian item as an option.

I can't honestly see why they would mind if you were

presenting it like you would be taking responsibility

for making the arrangements.

I can't imagine a vegetarian meal would cost the

restaurant or catering group any more to prepare

than a seafood or red meat dinner.

Asking for this small bit of consideration is not making

yourself a nuisance, especially if you do it in a way that

shows you are willing to do the work to make it happen

without accusing the planner of being neglectful.

It is just a matter of polite tact and bottom line is you

deserve this small consideration as a valueable employee.

I say go for it!

 

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, " Jigilou Snicklefitz "

<jigilou>

wrote:

> Hey all,

>

> So, the invitation for our annual company Holiday Party came out

and,

> yet again, no vegetarian entree on the menu. So, I pose this

> question to the group - how much of a stink would you raise about

> this? The event isn't mandatory (obviously) but I feel as if the

> company should really be more respectful of its employees. I mean,

> vegetarians DO like to have more than salad when we go out for a

nice

> event. Thoughts?

>

> -K

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I would definitely make a stink about it. I'm sure you are not the

only vegetarian in your company (unless it's very small) and it is

very closed minded to not offer that selection. What if the other

selections weren't edible by some other folks with strict diets?

 

It is very easy for a kitchen to make a vegetarian dish, even if it's

just for one.

 

Denise

 

, " Jigilou Snicklefitz "

<jigilou> wrote:

> Hey all,

>

> So, the invitation for our annual company Holiday Party came out

and,

> yet again, no vegetarian entree on the menu. So, I pose this

> question to the group - how much of a stink would you raise about

> this? The event isn't mandatory (obviously) but I feel as if the

> company should really be more respectful of its employees. I mean,

> vegetarians DO like to have more than salad when we go out for a

nice

> event. Thoughts?

>

> -K

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also, be sure to mention you won't eat any meat including poultry and

fish, because unfortunately meat-eaters sometimes assume that a

vegetarian will eat " seafood " . hopefully they won't try to stick you

with just a salad or steemed veggies.

 

, " artichoke72x "

<artichoke72x> wrote:

> do you know the person who is responsible for putting

> the holiday party together? if so, you could

> (privately) explain to them that you would really like

> to attend the party, but that you are vegetarian. and

> ask them about a vegetarian option on the menu. they

> might not have even considered that there are

> vegetarians in the company. as long as you are nice

> about it, i don't see why they wouldn't be able to

> make arrangements for a veggie meal for you. and who

> knows, maybe next year there will be a veggie option.

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OMG I hate that when you tell people you're vegetarian and then they

say, " do you eat fish? " . thats why I just say I dont eat dead

animals that pretty much says it all lol stay cool, Dave

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, " Jigilou Snicklefitz "

<jigilou> wrote:

> Hey all,

>

> So, the invitation for our annual company Holiday Party came out

and,

> yet again, no vegetarian entree on the menu. So, I pose this

> question to the group - how much of a stink would you raise about

> this? The event isn't mandatory (obviously) but I feel as if the

> company should really be more respectful of its employees. I

mean,

> vegetarians DO like to have more than salad when we go out for a

nice

> event. Thoughts?

 

I would talk to the person in charge and ask if they can accomodate

vegetarians. If not, I wouldn't go. This happens to me all the

time and I always ask about it and usually they can accomodate me

somehow! People really don't like it when we don't go and don't

eat, so they do their best to make sure you can come!

 

 

 

>

> -K

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do you know the person who is responsible for putting

the holiday party together? if so, you could

(privately) explain to them that you would really like

to attend the party, but that you are vegetarian. and

ask them about a vegetarian option on the menu. they

might not have even considered that there are

vegetarians in the company. as long as you are nice

about it, i don't see why they wouldn't be able to

make arrangements for a veggie meal for you.

 

<jigilou wrote:

> Hey all,

>

> So, the invitation for our annual company Holiday

> Party came out and,

> yet again, no vegetarian entree on the menu. So, I

> pose this

> question to the group - how much of a stink would

> you raise about

> this? The event isn't mandatory (obviously) but I

> feel as if the

> company should really be more respectful of its

> employees. I mean,

> vegetarians DO like to have more than salad when we

> go out for a nice

> event. Thoughts?

>

> -K

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

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