Eating in Tech...
summary
Claims that tech’s food culture actively excludes people with restrictive eating (about a dozen foods tolerated by this person) and that common practices — free food perks, interview lunches, mandatory team meals, and lunch-and-learns paid in pizza — create real harm. Evidence comes from concrete anecdotes: interview panic, being forced to organize meals, changed orders, and mockery at sushi nights. Concrete fixes: share menus in advance, ask privately, let people manage their own bodies, and most importantly don't pay people with food.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:46My Problem
- 3:44What is disordered eating
- 4:12Eating around other people
- 6:21Finding a job in tech
- 7:45Interviewing over lunch
- 11:03First day at a shiny office
- 13:17Sushi
- 16:20Luncheonworms
- 18:28Eating at your desk
- 19:14How you can help
- 19:29Keep your thoughts to yourself
- 19:53Dont take away my ability to choose
- 20:30Dont make a situation about food
- 21:09Share the menu
- 21:36Pay people with food
- 23:09Being Helpful
- 24:08Helping More People
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