Luncheon Problems

After some years of work experience, a group discussion chaired by the COO might not make one nervous. Atleast, I was not nervous or excited. But, I was more worried about what was to follow. It was a discussion over lunch - which means, lunch is served in the board room, as we discuss. Here comes the complications. To save the hassle of serving and avoid spilling, usually, pizzas are served during such sessions.

What is my problem? I really don't think I do a great job at eating a pizza neatly!
I would be rated 'clumsy' while tearing a cold pizza with fork and knife.
I would be rated 'yucky' when the dried mozzarella stretches without breaking especially when 1/2 the piece is inside my mouth.
I would be rated 'avaricious' while trying to finish the pizza hot to avoid the above problems
I would be rated 'dirty' as it is quite instinctive to pick the capsicum piece and put it into my mouth, before starting on the pizza
I would be rated 'best' when eating it with my hands - munching away.

With all these thoughts running on my head, I was quite relieved to see packed boxes from Sangeetha being served. 'Sangeetha' doesn't make pizzas, and I could manage a neat south Indian meal.. Sigh of relief.

But the story doesn't end there. It was a closed box and I was anxious to see what was in store. I was eagerly waiting for a cue and when the guy in my left opened the box, quickly sneaked a look at its contents - Lemon rice, Bisibellabath, curd rice, chips, mango pickle, chick-pea sundal and pineapple kaseri!! Now, that definitely is a decent treat for a hungry soul!

Rubbing my hands, sitting straight, forgetting the topic of discussion, getting the salivary glands rolling, I opened my box.....Horror! Dismay! Disappointment! NO CURD RICE - NO BEHELABATH!!! The mango pickle looked delicious, but where's his partner?! Instead of the curd rice, I had a second serving of the Bisibellabath :-(

Somebody's careless mistake, and I have been victimized in a board room where I cannot raise it as a concern. How would a group of techies discussing organizational concerns such as incident prevention and disaster recovery understand my problem? I wouldn't have been bothered had everybody had two servings of Bisibellabath. It was ONLY me!! and why ONLY me?

So, all you guys in catering business...Please, please be more careful.. Your careless deed could upset a software engineer and shoot down all her grey cells! Her ideas and innovations would be suppressed and she would be de-moralized by your insensitivity to client satisfaction!