'Bring Vegan Lunch': Bizarre Office Rule Sparks Debate Online

"They can definitely choose to not allow meat on their worksite. As long as it doesn't violate protections for gender, religion, or disability they can set whatever rule they want," commented one user.

The company asked its employee to confirm that he would only eat vegan food on office premises. ( Image Source :Getty )

From opinions, funny moments to workplace experiences, social media has become a platform where people can share almost anything. One such post going viral on the internet shows a company asking a job seeker to comply with a bizarre rule. The company asked its employee to confirm that he would only eat vegan food on office premises. Sharing some part of the email on Reddit, the applicant wrote, "Applied for a job, received this in an email. Can they force this upon me or not hire me based on this?"

"Thanks for your application. To help us shortlist, please reply to the following question: Our workplaces are strictly vegan. You do not have to be vegan away from work, but you do need to bring a vegan lunch and have plant milk to eat on-site or eat lunch off-site. Can you confirm you are fine with this?" read a portion of the mail shared by the applicant.

Since being shared, the post on Reddit has amassed over 50,000 upvotes and several comments slamming the unusual demand by the company.

Applied for a job, received this in an email. Can they really force this upon me or not hire be based on this??
by u/Reezeyyy in mildlyinfuriating

"There's a vegan market here that has those exact same rules for employees. They don't want to risk any cross contamination from your lunch," commented one user on the post.

"I would just avoid the company. You know there is going to be all sorts of ridiculous garbage on top of all of this," wrote another user.

While another wrote, "They can definitely choose to not allow meat on their worksite. As long as it doesn't violate protections for gender, religion, or disability they can set whatever rule they want."

"I mean… it’s a private company so I’m not sure. But I would reply to this email saying thanks but no thanks. I am not working in a place that tells me what I can or cannot eat. Because it is a short jump from there to trying to intrude on other parts of your personal life," commented a fourth.