Nanny City is Back
[New York City’s] Health Department is going on a diet. No deep-fried foods served at agency lunches. No cookies and cakes at the same time. And no beverages over 25 calories per ounce:
The brochure requires that tap water be on the menu when food or drinks are served and suggests bagels or muffins be cut into halves or quarters to reduce the number of calories employees intake, reports the Daily News. Also, thinly sliced, whole-grain bread is a suggested offering at work events.
Aside from the dietary rules, employees are required to adopt good personal and office hygiene habits, namely by avoiding wearing smelly products, eavesdropping and putting up signs co-workers may deem offensive, according to the new set of guidelines for “Life in the Cubicle Village” obtained by the News.
Full article on New York’s Health Department health-kick.
Twenty-five calories per ounce would equate to 300 calories per 12 ounce drink. I bet that’s twice the calorie content of soda. That’s double the calories per ounce in beer. The only drink that would exclude is chocolate milkshakes.
How much time does the NY Health Department spend eating? Sounds like they spend a lot of time in agency lunches, cookie breaks, and bagel breakfasts.
Are offices really just trying to save money? If Brian’s right, a small portion probably means less quantity of bagels to buy for those office events.
Also, it seems insane to have rules on personal smell. I’m sensitive to perfumes and colognes but I don’t go around telling co-workers to stop wearing it because it makes me sneeze or gag. Or does this mean I have to start wearing perfume, too? These people need to find better things to do then micro-manage their own workers.
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There goes the NY Health Dept’s record as the department that throws the most rocking Christmas party.
What kinds of signs are deemed ‘offensive?’
Quite honestly, I couldn’t agree with this more. Some of us are just too lazy and undisciplined to stay healthy!
The article is very good, it reflects the problem, is worth pondering.
Sounds to me that soon they will release a manual for how employees are supposed to breathe and how many times a day they are allowed to do so! Are they also going to tell their employees how many times they are allowed to wipe when they go to the toilet?!?!?!
Doug
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