Company Lunch and Recognition
Our boss's boss had announced that our entire department was being treated out to lunch in honor of all the anniversaries.
It was to celebrate everyone who had been there 1 year, 3 years, 5 years or 10 years.
So my entire accounting department - about 24 people or so - walked over to Off Vine Restaurant for lunch on the company.
We took up the entire second floor of the restaurant. And there were about 6 people to a table.
Eating out is still really hard since I am trying to stick to an anti-cancer diet.
The waiter told us the soup was Asparagus Soup. I asked if it was creamy or had dairy products. No, it was not. Just alittle butter.
Okay, I'll get that.
Then I ordered Salmon. I asked the waiter what it came with.
He answered, 3 different vegetables. Okay, that will work too.
The asparagus soup was delicious.
Then the salmon came - with green beans, mashed butternut squash, and broccoli baked in a creamy egg thing like a casserole.
I asked one of my co-workers "Is that cheese in the broccoli?"
The answer was Yes.
Ok, no broccoli for me.
Then I took a few bits of the mashed butternut squash.
I asked another coworker "Is there milk in the squash?"
Yes, there was.
Ok, no butternut squash for me.
Only salmon and green beans. I am glad I got the asparagus soup.
Then we all asked what the deserts were.
The waiter went on about the rich chocolate cakes and things.
I asked if he had any fruit.
"We have a Mixed berry pie", the waiter replied.
"Oh, a mixed berry pie !" I said
"To be honest, its not very good" said the waiter, "Its just berries"
I said I will try it anyway.
He asked if I wanted ice cream on it, or whipped cream.
No, just plain.
The plain mixed berry pie arrived, and it was delicious.
I told the waiter "Don't tell people the mixed berry pie isn't good. It is delicious. And very healthy."
He said "Oh, maybe thats why I didn't like it - to healthy."
As we had deserts, my boss's boss got up and made a speech about all the anniversaries. And told everyone congratulations on their anniversary of being with the company.
When we got back to the office, there were these really nice plaques on our desks.
Its a music company that I work for, and they had these really nice plaques made up for all the employees who had reached their one year, 3 year, 5 year and 10 year anniversary.
If you had been there one year, you got a chocolate CD.
What I got for being there 3 years (actually 4, so I should get another one next year) was a nice plaque with a blue CD, and my name and my employment start date.
Employees who had been there 5 or 10 years, got records or gold records, and the plaques were bigger.
All the employees were happily surprised, because this was the first time the company had done this.
I really would like to keep my plaque at the office. But I am in a cubicle, and I don't have wall. So I don't know if I will bring it home or not.
All in all it was a really nice day at the office.
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