Ep. 935: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXXV

Okay, we're starting today's show with a question for the crew.

If you have a question you want the crew to answer, then send your question with the subject line Mailbag to trivia@themeateater.com.

Uh, this is a good one.

It's from Clayton.

He says, "I love sardines.

The girls I work with, however, hate sardines.

Specifically, they hate the smell when I eat them and apparently hate the smell that is left over when I put the empty can in our shared kitchen trash.

I've tried to be reasonable.

I've started rinsing the can out thoroughly before throwing it away, but apparently that isn't good enough.

They could still smell it and would let me know they were displeased.

So lately I've been gathering up all of my sardine evidence, can, packaging, napkins, whatever-

[laughs]

... and carrying it outside to the dumpster.

This feels like a lot of effort, especially considering I am the executive director.

At some point-

[laughs]

... should the executive director be allowed to throw a sardine can in the office trash? Am I bending over backwards for my coworkers? Should I go back to throwing my thoroughly rinsed sardine cans in the shared kitchen trash, or have I created a precedent that I now have to live with?" What are our thoughts for Clayton?

I hate the smell of sardines-

Mm

...

but that is excessive.

I feel like those people need to learn how to live with some discomfort in the workplace.

[laughs]

Like, that's a little extreme.

Mm.