Article: Is your office party planning committee getting you down?

Q. I participated in a potluck recently where the planning committee would not let people take home their leftovers and required that everything be brought in disposable dishes so that all food could be stored for a "leftovers lunch" the next day. The committee also controlled the size and quantity of dessert portions in order to ensure a supply of desserts for the next day. Is this the wave of the future? What is the protocol for a potluck at work?

A. We should take our work-potluck protocol from what's proper at a potluck hosted in a home. While a host may ask you to bring a dish for a ...

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