unless they have literally made it from scratch. Everything from scratch.
Welcome to my world
Want some fresh bread? If you have a problem with gluten (I thankfully, yet, don't) I could do that too.
I actually question it a lot. I have allergies to chocolate and strawberries. So while I don't have the 'nut' allergy people freak out about no one has a problem going willy nilly with what I am allergic to. For me I've known I've had it since I was a small child. There wasn't any kids giving me stuff I couldn't eat because I'd been raised being told not to eat them. If I know some place isn't going to make sure something is cleaned properly before making my food I just don't go there. I think it's more inconsiderate for me to demand they change how they run things because something bugs me.
If someone ended up being allergic to something like my fried rice * I don't know what is in there that people are allergic to but it's just an example* and told me I couldn't bring it for lunch and if I brought it for lunch I definitely couldn't nuke it to heat up my food I'd be pretty annoyed.
And before I'm jumped on for being insensitive I get being considerate toward people with allergies. I have a pretty uncommon allergy and I have to deal with people trying to sneak it to me all the time because they can't believe I'm allergic to them. But I think there is a point when asking some 200+ people to change their routine/eating habits for one person is kind of ridiculous.
Those are some pretty odd ones. Although, try this, "Corn", but wait, remember those "Hidden" labels when reading food "Dextrose" "Maltodextrin" "Food starch" "Fructose syrup", yeah. I do hate it, I hate looking like I'm such a rude person all the time for not taking offered food at events and such, but how do I know that pineapple wasn't preserved in Corn syrup? No, we aren't being rude, I thank people for the offer of food, but food is not my life, it just sometimes makes it more difficult.
If someone is SO allergic to something that they can't even use a microwave after someone else has microwaved that food, honestly I think the company should provide a second microwave just for that person and everyone else HANDS OFF. Then everyone is reasonably accommodated.
I don't think it's reasonable to ask everyone else not to microwave a common food, but it's also not reasonable for that person to not be able to microwave food EVER for fear of their health.
Actually, that isn't a bad idea, I do like that.
Of coarse, I do limit my own life in ways based on food allergies. People think I'm nuts/insane, I just had it with the suffering, so I don't currently work outside the house, or take long hotel trips, oh well.
But, "Fish" allergies are actually one of the more common ones, like peanuts, so I don't see why it's a problem to police them, seriously, who hasn't heard/known someone in their lifetime with a fish allergy? Actually, there were quite a few in my school system as a child, I don't ever remember them offering fish sticks? PBJ back then, sure.
