Sometimes eating at work at your desk offers a reflection of what your life is actually like. And it ain’t always pretty.
In fact, it’s downright sad. In case you didn’t know, there’s an online community called Sad Desk Lunch that documents this terrible phenomenon.
Prepare to be depressed.
1. Ramen and coffee?
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2. Do what you gotta do
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3. Gourmet cuisine
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4. The Tic Tacs are a nice touch
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5. Might want to go to the hospital after eating that
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6. Appetizing
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7. The chef is in!
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8. Maybe you just shouldn’t eat…
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9. Maybe the best of the bunch. But that’s not saying much.
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10. Don’t look directly at it
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11. Could be fish. Could be chicken #mysterymeat
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12. Found in the back of the fridge. From 1998.
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13. Very sad…
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14. Better than nothing? Maybe?
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15. False advertising
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16. Looks like something from Alien
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17. I can spot a 7-11 burrito anywhere
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18. Not the worst meal ever
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19. Grab and go
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20. Another one? Must be a trend
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Are you wallowing in your misery at your desk as we speak?