Does your company allow you to eat snacks in the office?

In recent years, a phrase has quietly emerged called "office snacks" or "drawer snacks." In addition to online store merchants using this concept to target the company's white-collar consumer group to promote products, it also makes "office snacks" "Eating snacks in the office" seems to be a "grey area" of company management.

The so-called office snacks, to put it simply, are snacks that office workers bring to the company or unit for occasional entertainment during work. And it’s also called “drawer snacks”. Old C thinks it’s more artistic—you can’t just put a bunch of snacks on the office countertop, right? ! Another meaning of "office snacks" is to define those snacks suitable for eating in the office.

But should you eat snacks in the office? Does your company openly allow employees to snack in the office? Or is it explicitly prohibited? Or do you proceed as stealthily as a thief? Or do you get the company's tacit approval and take it easy and calmly? ... This question does not seem to be a subject of company management, and is often not included in KPI assessments, but it is an extremely important matter, both for the company and its employees. .

Old C has seen some companies issue notices prohibiting employees from eating snacks and breakfast in the company. The title is roughly "Notice of a certain company on prohibiting snacks and breakfast in the office", and the reasons are generally the same. Consistent - affecting work efficiency, affecting environmental sanitation, affecting the company's image, the punishment methods are generally the same - fines ranging from 10 yuan to 20 yuan to 180 yuan.

At first glance, there is nothing unreasonable about such notices or regulations. From a regulatory perspective, there is no suspicion of violation of laws and regulations. From the perspective of so-called company management, it makes sense. But the problem is that some companies, such as a company in Shenzhen, even prohibit employees from bringing fruits and drinks to the office. Isn’t it almost cruel to snack lovers, especially girls?

In fact, it is a tradition for employees to bring snacks to the company every day. I remember when Old C first started working in the late 1980s, my sisters or buddies in the office would often bring one or two cucumbers, one or two tomatoes, one or two apples, one or two peaches, or a handful of dates to the office. You can wash it and share it with your friends at ten o'clock in the morning, or use it as an appetizer at noon.

Lao C disagrees with the ban on employees eating snacks or even fruits in the office, because in my opinion, no company has ever died because of employees eating snacks in the office. If it goes bankrupt, it is because the decision-makers have no business credibility, the partners have different dreams, the products cannot adapt to the market, the operating system is disordered, financial chaos is corrupt, and there are fundamental reasons such as dedication without effective incentives, leading to the frequent loss of outstanding employees.

Nowadays, many companies have adopted a tacit attitude towards employees eating snacks in the office, and some are even completely open to it. In this regard, Old C actually agrees - instead of using ineffective suppression to make employees sneaky, it is better to use effective acquiescence to make employees happy.

First of all, physiologically speaking, office workers tend to feel hungry between 10 and 11 in the morning or between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. At this time, they need some non-meal snacks to properly supplement their hunger. , relieve anxiety and anxiety, and of course make subsequent work more efficient.

Secondly, for professional positions such as copywriting, planning, advertising, online marketing, teachers, foreign trade, sales, etc., sharing snacks with colleagues at appropriate times in the class can help activate the work atmosphere, and maybe it will And my imagination is full of good ideas and good plans! The reason is that snacks themselves have pleasant properties, and people can improve work efficiency in a happy state.

The third one involves corporate culture. A good corporate culture is not about slogans on the wall, hundreds of rules and regulations, or an inch-thick employee handbook, but about the same values ????that can resonate among senior management and employees, as well as the company and customers. Relying on the way things are done, the most important directional indicator in corporate culture is employees' sense of belonging and identification with the company. Old C is not saying that employees who are allowed to eat snacks will have a sense of identity, but that punishment at every turn is destined to fail to create an effective sense of identity.

In fact, adopting a default or open attitude towards office snacks also tests the wisdom of managers and employees - for the company, it should reflect the art of management, and for employees, it should reflect the workplace Art.

But, do you really eat snacks in the office? Everything must be done in moderation. The company's acquiescence is limited. Correspondingly, employees' behavior should also be measured. If they are unscrupulous, eating and drinking in the company every day and treating work as an outing, the chances of promotion and salary increase will be slim. For It's not worth it if you lose your future with this little snack thing.

There are really important things to pay attention to when dealing with office snacks.

First, grasp the time well and avoid snacking constantly in the morning and afternoon. First, it is not good for the body, and second, it is not good for the senses. As mentioned above, it is best to come at ten o'clock in the morning and four o'clock in the afternoon.

Second, you can choose the right time. When the group or small team has a phased result on a certain issue, you can take out snacks and share it with a few people to create a lively atmosphere.

Third, as the saying goes, your eyes should be able to vent your anger - when you are eating snacks, you will turn a blind eye to the leader standing in front of you and continue to eat. Unless you took a bullet for him in your previous life, he will Stay friendly to you as always.

Fourth, do not bring unsuitable snacks to the office: those that are sticky, greasy, easy to fall off, easy to make noise, overflowing with juice and soup...not only affect others but also affect the audience. It is not elegant and can easily cause health problems. Among them, melon seeds and watermelons are the most harmful, and some even pickle chicken feet with peppers. Do you think you can get a bottle of beer at the night market? Of course, I believe no one would bring half a durian to eat.

Old C believes that the most suitable office snacks are products that are both pleasant and nutritious but not too noisy, such as dates, fruits, dried meat and dried meat, and freeze-dried fruits and vegetables. Sticks, nuts that don’t require the effort of shelling, and baked snacks that can be popped in your mouth. With these, girls who love snacks don’t have to worry about getting fat.

But there is one thing. The company prohibits eating breakfast in the office. Old C thinks it is absolutely necessary. Because the day begins in the morning, for a company, department or employee, a sense of ritual every morning is very important - to gather the energy to go to work, including clocking in, changing work clothes, cleaning, holding morning meetings to arrange work, etc. If half an hour after work hours there are still colleagues eating and drinking soy milk, fried dough sticks, preserved eggs, lean meat porridge, chicken burgers in the office, no matter how good-tempered the boss or manager is, he will not tolerate it. For this job, it’s not a big deal, so breakfast should be done outside the company as much as possible. Don’t blame the company for “not giving” breakfast time.

It is true that being able to work in a company with a pantry and afternoon refreshments should be the yearning of many young professionals. This is also one of the cultural symbols of a company's taste. However, the workplace is also a training and training, and a good environment and free refreshments are reserved for those who are thoughtful.