Today we're gonna talk about a vet school phenomenon with which you may be familiar:
FOOD FRIDAY!
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Yes.
Food Friday is a tradition that exists at many vet schools where every Friday, each rotation organizes a potluck lunch of sorts. Everyone is assigned/chooses a dish to bring, and then each service has their own private buffet.
Yesterday at my current place of employment, the oncology service had burrito bowls, cardiology had nachos, radiology had french toast breakfast, and I'm not sure what medicine and surgery were doing.
As delicious as this sounds, it can be problematic:
- Allergies/dietary preferences are challenging. What do you do when that one kid on your rotation is gluten-free and lactose-intolerant? Heeeey rice and beans for the win!
- Interns and vet students (on average) have small to nonexistent salaries. This can make compulsory food-buying every Friday taxing on the wallet, especially if you're buying a particular ingredient that you won't be able to use again.
My favorite kind of Food Friday is the kind where everyone brings whatever they want, if they want to. That way they amount of dollars and time invested is purely voluntary, and no one has to go buy fresh basil and make a pot of quinoa (or whatever) every Friday.
So! Moral of the story: if you're ever in charge of organizing Food Friday, be sure no one feels pressured to participate. Also, don't feel like you have to be in on the plan if you're really not up for it (financially or otherwise). No one can make you make quinoa without your consent!