Eating at work

[Voltage]

Hello. A few stupid questions. Ive just got the courage to start eating at work in a staff room am i putting myself at risk by doing this? Should i only eat when no one else is there? Also if theres crumbs where it eat would a simple brush down then wash hands suffice or do i need to go over the top and wash the side down with hot water. 

[RMJ]

You can eat while others are eating as long as they’re not distributing crumbs all over the table. My husband is not gluten free and often eats meals containing gluten at the same table where I’m eating my gluten free meal.

A simple brush down of crumbs and hand wash should be fine as long as your food is on a plate or similar and not touching the actual table. 

[Voltage]

19 hours ago, RMJ said:

You can eat while others are eating as long as they’re not distributing crumbs all over the table. My husband is not gluten free and often eats meals containing gluten at the same table where I’m eating my gluten free meal.

A simple brush down of crumbs and hand wash should be fine as long as your food is on a plate or similar and not touching the actual table. 

Yes most of my food is in packaging only the packaging touches the table.

[Scott Adams]

You should not have any issues, but if there is a dirty shared microwave, toaster or toaster oven in your staff room, then you may want to avoid those. If you use a container to heat up food in a microwave then even a dirty one might still be ok.