In an office where long hours are the norm, management encourages employees to form ‘lifestyle clubs’ to foster camaraderie and relaxation. One employee, who we’ll call ‘John’, found himself in the middle of a workplace war when a vegan colleague, ‘Jane’, started a Vegan Dinner Club that excluded meat-eaters. Feeling left out, John and his fellow carnivores decided to create their own club: the Burger and Steak Club. Little did they know, this would ignite a fiery debate between the two groups and create a rift in the office.
The Beginning of the Clubs
Vegan Dinner Club Emerges
Club Exclusivity Causes Tension
Jane’s Justification
The Burger and Steak Club is Born
Meat-Eaters-Only Policy
Vegan Club Files Complaint
HR Approves the Club
Weekly Burger and Steak Outings
Jane’s Cold Shoulder
Seeking Validation
The Short Version
Divided by Dinner: The Office Food Feud! ️
John thought he was simply creating a fun, meat-centric club in response to Jane’s exclusive Vegan Dinner Club. But instead, he found himself at the center of a heated workplace debate. With both clubs approved by HR, the two groups now find themselves divided by their dietary choices. Can they find a way to bridge the gap and return to a friendly workplace environment? Or will the great food feud continue to simmer? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this juicy situation…
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NTA for not being part of a vegan dinner club.
HRTA & ESH – HR’s decision to approve exclusive clubs created division.
Petty office drama with both sides at fault. ESH
Grown adults acting like children in the workplace ESH
YTA for creating a club to make a point and exclude vegans
ESH. Pettiness abounds and everyone is in on it. ♂️
Meat-eating club gets approval, vegans left hungry.
Commenter calls out OP for undermining niche club. YTA.
Commenter calls out OP for being an exclusionary a**hole
Non-vegan commenter defends vegan club, calls OP petty. YTA.
Vegan club exclusion justified, says commenter.
Vegan Dinner Club exclusion sparks debate on inclusivity.
Exclusion of meat eaters from vegan club is a jerk move
HR person calls out hypocrisy in office war
OP’s true intentions questioned in dinner club post
Vegetarian calls OP out for creating club to provoke and offend
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ESH, but the Satan club argument is a winner
Veganism is a lifestyle, not just about food. YTA.
YTA comment – drama alert!
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Excluded from a meat-eaters club, OP retaliates. ESH.
A petty food war sparked by limited food options.
Office drama over food club? YTA, no revenge sub
Veganism, exclusivity, and meat-eaters club: a petty office drama. ESH.
When office drama meets dietary restrictions. ESH indeed. ♂️
Working from home is the way to go
Office drama reaches new heights with insufferable coworkers.
Commenter calls out pettiness in vegan club, deems YTA
Commenter calls out YTA for racist comment. ♂️
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Meat-eater’s club retaliates against vegan club’s exclusionary policies. YTA.
Vegan and non-vegan friends clash over dinner club. ♂️
When adults act like children…
YTA? What did they do? Click to find out!
Join a club you’re interested in, stop playing politics
Vegans face constant flak from meat-eaters, hence exclusive club. YTA.
Starting a steak dinner club as retaliation is a bit petty.
YTA called out for being petty at work.
Meat-eater defends creating own club, sparks debate.
Vegans love to share delicious meals to change minds
Meat-eater forms club to oppose vegan club, gets called a**hole
Caught in a lie? YTA gets called out.
Veganism is a lifestyle change, not just about food.
Excluding vegetarians from a club is petty and divisive. YTA
Skeptical commenter questions OP’s motives and credibility.
Passive-aggressive group formation leads to YTA judgment.
Petty office drama with hypocritical meat-eaters and vegans. ESH
Age is just a number, what’s your stance on the war?
Commenter calls out exclusionary behavior in vegan club
Vegan defends desire to eat without discussing veganism.
Vegan coworker tries to shut down meat-eaters club. NTA.
Commenter leans towards YTA for exclusive vegan club, suggests clarification.
“Copying something you didn’t like and found ‘exclusionary’…how petty.”
Commenter calls out pettiness of meat-eater club defenders.
