Advice: Two co-workers enjoy their joke-filled lunchtime conversations, but a colleague who joins them uninvited does not.
We didn’t want to be rude, so we have allowed her to eat with us. However, she seems to get upset when we discuss our personal lives or make work-appropriate jokes. She ends up leaving.Why, when they haveSeveral weeks ago, I sent a lunch invitation to a family whose sons are in both of my sons’ classes. The mother accepted the invitation, and yesterday , I sent her a reminder text.
She replied that she will check her calendar, as one of the sons may have a track meet. Then she informed me that she has three additional, older children, and asked if they were invited. I extended the invitation to them and asked if she could confirm the number with me as soon as possible.The lunch is tomorrow. Today, I sent a text asking how many chairs I should set out. She replied that she didn’t yet know, and — here’s the part I am a bit miffed about — that her kids are vegan.
But since you asked, she does see your slight misstep. After you issued the original invitation, the mother accepted. Your reminders only served to exacerbate the situation. Twice. Next time, quit while you have the answer that you want. Certainly, this person might still have shown up with extra children and their dietary constraints, but at least with no warning, you would not have had to scramble in advance — and she might actually have felt some embarrassment.Decades ago, while traveling to my brother’s wedding, my husband and I made a side trip to visit my old undergrad adviser.
He engaged my husband in an animated conversation about farming, leaving me to try to make conversation with his wife. I had met her only once, years before, and despite my efforts, I could find nothing in common with her. I was pretty chagrined — I had, after all, come to see him, not her, but I knew that saying so would be rude.get in on that farm talk. You might have learned something.
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