Runjhun, a board-certified IM Physician, shared a video on Instagram, revealing her frustration over the lack of vegetarian options at the lunch event at work. She mentioned how the attendees were advised not to bring their own meal, only to find that the lunch event only offered non-vegetarian food options. In the video, Runjhun said, “Yesterday I was told not to bring lunch because [they said] we are providing lunch for everyone, and I was so excited. So, finally, I walk in and I see this huge array of sandwiches. Beautiful-looking sandwiches. 60 different sandwiches, maybe even more. And so many different options. So many thoughtful options, like kosher, halal, and hey, even gluten-free.”
But right when she asked for the vegetarian sandwiches, there was silence. Eventually, someone told her that she could simply “make” a vegetarian sandwich, which left her wondering, “Oh, so special. Like they have a whole bar for us where it’s like make your own sandwich.”
But soon she got a reality check. “No, what they meant is what they always mean. You can take a meat sandwich and carefully peel back all the layers of meat that have been juiced into that sandwich, and make it vegetarian,” Runjhun said, adding, “That doesn’t make me want to eat a vegetarian sandwich. It makes me want to vomit.”
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