I can certainly identify with that to Kevin. There is always a huge mess to clean up at my work too and I always wondered why is it that when you give a group of 20 adults a pan of food neatly cut into sections they mash it like dog food instead of just taking a section and leaving the rest in good shape for everyone else? I can only thing they must be spoon challenged.

Well normally I like the work food events even though most things have wheat and I can't eat them. I even sent my husband in with a dish one day when I was too sick to attend but participation has never been mandatory so I think people shouldn't be so nasty if you decide sometime that your finances or the craziness of your life prevents you from joining in once or twice.

They were lucky you brought in food for them to have since you were not going to attend. Bunch of ingrates!