My cubicle neighbor is obsessed with food

[Stevendsmith]

She talks about food all the time – with reverence.

Today, I brought my lunch to my desk, and she said (over the cubicle wall)

“Smells like lunch.”

It drives me insane.

[Lautremont]

1. She's a chowhound. Perhaps she should take up smoking:

[Left Is Write]

2. Not necessarily. Sometimes people who are obsessive about food....

are the very people who aren't eating any.

[Stevendsmith]

4. Oh no, she's getting plenty to eat. (n/t)

[Left Is Write]

10. Well, in that case...she sounds nosy.

[Lautremont]

7. She suffers from what we call "displacement issues."

Of course it is all rooted in this woman's insecurity. Childhood disappointments, problems of self-image, fears and uncertainties concerning the state of the world, apprehensions about her position at work, and general day-to-day anxieties have all led this woman into a psychological dislocation that can only be ameliorated by food - and then only temporarily. No, this woman is not to be hated, but pitied. I myself became part of the problem when I labelled her a chowhound and prescribed cigarettes. She needs love - the deep, unconditional love only a cat can offer.

[Left Is Write]

9. I hate to break this to you...

but a cat's love is seldom unconditional. :P

[Stevendsmith]

11. Oh my, that was funny. Thanks! (n/t)

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Maybe she's a foodie...

I've been known to talk about food obsessively, at times. I love food, and I love cooking. Maybe she's a frustrated cook who hasn't worked up the courage to dump it all for culinary school, oui?

:shrug:

[Stevendsmith]

5. Nope, she's just a chowhound. It's gross. (n/t)

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Tell her to mind her own business, and then mind your own

My .02. You obviously have a judgment to make towards her, jeez.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. There was someone who worked in the cube outside my office for a time...

She was quite nice, but ate chips and other junk food all day long. The sound of her crunching for hours on end drove me nuts.