Comments on: Thanksgiving Pride & Passive-Aggression

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:55:59 +0000

…Huh.

I moved off campus at what I can only assume was the same college–Staunton isn’t that big– in large part because I could no longer stand that very dining hall’s combination of bad food, inane policies, and passive-aggressive responses to any attempt at constructive criticism.

I can’t say I’m very surprised by this.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:24:05 +0000

Just sayin’, I’ve been to Thanksgiving dinners where I put a large amount of food on my plate, only to gag on the first mouthful. I knew in an instant that I wasn’t going to be able to eat it all because it tasted like crap! Maybe that’s why the ‘inconsiderate’ diners left so much uneaten food behind.

By: Aisling

Aisling — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:50:47 +0000

I absolutely love how once again Mary fucks up and Tracey gets part of the blame. Tracey is awesome and always goes outta his way to get you what you want. Mary just needs to get fired for being an idiot that can’t budget worth a damn. You would have thought she would have learned the FIRST year when she ran out of food/money. Then, you would have though she REALLY would have learned when it happened AGAIN the year after that. This just goes to show how pathetic Mary is and how she doesn’t deserve to be the “director”.

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:13:26 +0000

I go to this college, and I DIED laughing that the letter is posted on a big site such as this.

Oh, and by the way it wasn’t the night before break, this was a week before Thanksgiving.

By: sketched

sketched — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:08:42 +0000

My mistake, infant tyrone. The info still says it was posted on every single table.

By: Storella

Storella — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:48:21 +0000

Maybe the foodservice folks can figure out a way to never have self-service again? Perhaps a method using tickets or coupons would work. “Redeem this for one serving of turkey,” or somesuch.
I wonder: would it have been a better note if the staff were allowed to say this?
“We screwed up making this self-service. A bunch of selfish, inconsiderate hogs ruined [or wasted] a lot of perfectly good food. We were foolish; and they were assholes. We’re very sorry and won’t let it happen again.”

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:04:30 +0000

Rationing can be a good thing, if tied to GPA.
Nothing new really. Bringing home a bad grade used to mean going to bed without supper.

There’s an incentive to stop partying on the quad and spend more time on studies.

“B+!! Yippee!!! Meat!!!”

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:05:17 +0000

Actually, I was one of the people who came late. Yeah, I was pretty disappointed when I found out that the turkey was all gone, but I could understand why the other students took so much. In the end, I was more upset about the note because I knew the dining hall staff was going to use this incident as an excuse to ration the food even more than they already do. They already treat us like potential thieves, and now it’s probably going to get even worse.

By: jinx

jinx — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:00:20 +0000

Seeing how the naturally was put in there, I’m betting Rebecca one of the people the note is addressing. Next year, they’re probably give everyone a ration. I say next year, the staff should do like Snoopy and woodstock: feed these pigs jelly beans and popcorn while keeping the turkey and pies for themselves.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:05:18 +0000

STEPHEN ROOT IS A KLINGON!

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:24:58 +0000

This is an actual note.
The names have been changed to protect the pitiful, except for Tracy, because no one likes her anyway.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:33:24 +0000

I edited the Director’s and the Executive Chef’s names from the photo for the sake of anonymity.

By: ok then

ok then — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:17:10 +0000

I actually agree completely. When you are in college and actually get good food for once its easy to go overboard. Everyone goes overboard with thanksgiving meals. Its too bad people were wasteful, but this note isn’t an apology, its a guilt trip.

If I went there I’d stuff the comment box with notes saying “make more food next time!” just to be PA.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:09:25 +0000

Really? When I read it I was like “WOAH, that was a guilt trip that would make my nanna proud!”

I also didn’t notice any humor or “tongue in cheek” at all. To me it was a long winded, condescending note that really just said “Way to pig out and not leave any food for the rest of us you selfish, wasteful little brats.”

I like how the “management team” is in italics, making it clear that this is the most important group that missed out on the food fest. You’d think they would be most concerned for the later arriving students they are supposedly apologizing to!