Comments on: Can You Bring Homemade Cookies for Your Boss?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 22:42:26 +0000

In my office, we get the following kinds of treats:
Donuts
Garden produce
Homemade jam
Sourdough bread.

All of these come from the men.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 19:08:25 +0000

In reply to Badger. Yeah, I think it's normal and nice to bring in food for colleagues or subordinates. Bringing something in just for the boss seems very weird!

By: Badger

Badger — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 05:33:42 +0000

I am at the head of my organization and also enjoy cooking. I regularly bring treats, both sweet and savory, to my office. Further, I cook a quarterly lunch for the office. The men cook and bring food to the office as well. It is part of my office culture. In prior positions, when I had a boss, I would not have brought in food for the boss. Bringing in food has not hurt my career, and in my office has been a way to boost morale and bring people back together post-COVID.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:44:03 +0000

In reply to Anon. I highly recommend you never go back of house in any of your favorite restaurants! Because I waitressed most of my teens and early 20s and I saw things, even in nice places with good ratings.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:07:28 +0000

In reply to Anon. You never really know about restaurant kitchens either. Sometimes you have to take a chance.

By: Sadie

Sadie — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 02:11:19 +0000

I’ve been at the same government organization for a year and two months, as a contractor. We had a major management turnover four months ago. I’m femme. And I love, love, love baking. With the previous team, I definitely brought in home baking – the vibe on the mostly-female team supported that. After the change in management, to a stale and male team, I am not bringing in one muffin – the vibe is hugely different. Their loss, and something for me to worry about.