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No matter how healthy is the home-cooked food; wada pav at the stall near the office is always more tempting. Most of the office-goers will agree with the statement above and might also share experiences on how junk seemed tastier than ‘good food’. While the official might read some other figure,it is well assumed that nobody,other than the group,will decide on the time when one should be having his or her most crucial food.

Rugwed Deshpande,owner of an advertising firm,too joins his staff during the evening bite. “We have late lunch and by 7 pm,all of us start feeling that urge to eat something. Our first choice is momo that is available just beneath our office in Model Colony. However,our creativity stops us from being redundant and restricting to momos only and we try many things from pizzas and bhel to corn bhel and soups. Usually only 10 to 15 people are left and it gets important to eat in order to finish the remaining work.”

Smita Kandhare,media professional,says,“I feel devilishly hungry in the evening and so do my colleagues. After having our respective dubbas in the afternoon,we usually order for samosas and chips in the evenings. Wafers and banana chips are second favorite of our team. Many colleagues,who earlier don’t join us,gradually have started teaming up. So,I feel,apart from satisfying ones’ hunger pangs,snacks time in office also brings people together and gives a break from the work.”

If somebody said that junk food is not good for health,the ‘plight’ of the office goers,especially in the evenings,might just force him / her to revise their opinion. Pratiksha Mannan who works for an IT firm,says,“Our office is in Bawdhan,which is right on the highway. We are as hungry as any other young employees will be in the evening,but the drawback here is we don’t have many options. Either,we need to order it from Pizza or burger eateries,which get expensive if done daily,or we have to be dependant on the unhygienic wada-pav that is available near our office. However,we are forced to ignore the hygiene and health part and concentrate on taste and hunger.”

Work pressure too,does not prove to be a deterrent for people,who prefer to take their bite into their cubicles,if they are not able to join the group on the common table. “Evening time is the most crucial time,as we have to wind up and prepare reports for the day. Though the evening grab is a must the work pressure doesn’t gives us the liberty to chat over the snack and tea,so we come and take our share and go back to our cubicles. On easy days,we do chat while having our evening bite,” says Rupali Gosavi,who works for Emsafe Solutions.

The optimists in offices also very proudly call it an example of teamwork and feel that the tradition should be encouraged. While an in-house canteen comes as a good option for many,repetition of food is a part of ‘non-tolerable’ work environ,on which food and work enthusiasts don’t compromise. Office-goers’ first lesson — of working in a team – proves handy to them in dealing with situations like taking time out for the most important meal of the day and bringing people together.

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