Message #77230

[Atlanta Z3]

Our sister department does the same thing!  When their auditors come in monthly or quarterly, they expect SNACKS.  I use capital because it's overboard in my opinion: fruit juice (several kinds), soda, ceral bars, crackers, pretzels, chips, cookies, nuts etc.  In my opinion they need to eat breakfast at the hotel, eat the lunch provided and have a limited few waters and lite snacks only in the afternoon.  All this food is stored and some has expired it is so over ordered!  Then the left overs are put in the kitchen and just left.  I refuse to clean up kitchen catering and called one admin out over it who told me the days porters of our building are supposed to clean up. (They don't and aren't.) (Not to mention that I really don't care to smell rancid oinions and garlic at 5 in the afternoon!)

In this case I would not have put out what I ordered.  If it was my meeting, I would politely ask the other admin not to put out her snacks, use the health suggestion, that people don't want the sugar temptation around.  While you greatly appreciate her help would she please consult with you on meetings for xyz before ordering any more snacks.
PS I'll bet she is charging multiple cost centers for those snacks.