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  • Rockporkchop
    Rockporkchop Posts: 944 Forumite
    Some of us can only dream of free sandwiches!
  • getmore4less
    getmore4less Posts: 46,882 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper I've helped Parliament
    Subsidised food is not that uncommon.

    How many factories still have canteens.
  • lisamummytoarchieplusbump
    lisamummytoarchieplusbump Posts: 1,163 Forumite
    i only got free lunch when i worked in catering and it was limited to certain foods. my department was contracted to work in a big accountacy firm in london and they wouldnt even subsidise the food for their employers.

    the only time they got free lunch was if they had to have meetings

    so to get it subsidised your very lucky and would bother complaining
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  • Benefits_2
    Benefits_2 Posts: 8 Forumite
    lisamummytoarchieplusbump wrote: »
    i only got free lunch when i worked in catering and it was limited to certain foods. my department was contracted to work in a big accountacy firm in london and they wouldnt even subsidise the food for their employers.

    the only time they got free lunch was if they had to have meetings

    so to get it subsidised your very lucky and would bother complaining

    oh.. so you wouldn't complain then if part of your salary was taken away then. As effective that's whats happening?!
  • Emily1990_2
    Emily1990_2 Posts: 78 Forumite
    I've never had free lunch at work...and I've never heard of anyone outside catering who does. You were very lucky to have this in the first place IMO.
  • Absinthe_Fairy
    Absinthe_Fairy Posts: 635 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    I got free lunches when I worked in a library until this summer!

    I can understand why you're annoyed, but I think it's probably a symptom of the current climate.
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  • viktory
    viktory Posts: 7,635 Forumite
    I get a full roast at work for £3.50 :D

    Daily, there is a choice of about 3 hot meals, omelettes made to order, fish, jacket potatoes or hot, freshly cooked baguettes. Mmmm.
  • Emily1990_2
    Emily1990_2 Posts: 78 Forumite
    viktory wrote: »
    I get a full roast at work for £3.50 :D

    Daily, there is a choice of about 3 hot meals, omelettes made to order, fish, jacket potatoes or hot, freshly cooked baguettes. Mmmm.

    All I get is a crap sandwich van which comes round, it gave me food poisoning once. :(
  • viktory
    viktory Posts: 7,635 Forumite
    Emily1990 wrote: »
    All I get is a crap sandwich van which comes round, it gave me food poisoning once. :(

    You need to change jobs :D
  • dawnybabes
    dawnybabes Posts: 3,616 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Isn't free food a real benefit in kind and as such taxable ?
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    Jan - £176.66 :j
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