aussie crew meals

[flapsforty]

Brunbero, is this really important?
Up to each individual really, isn't it?

My company provides us with a crew trolley full of food. We eat crew food for sometimes 6 days at a stretch.
Our union has just had all the hot meals tested at an independant laboratory.
The outcome didn't surprise anyone.
Too much fat, too many carbohydrates, too many questionable additives, too few quality proteins.
Do i think that this will kill me? Nope; the 20 cigarettes a day that I smoke will get me long before a stray E-number will.

Do I think that it would improve my quality of life and the quality of the work I deliver if I were fed properly?
Do I think that it's bad thinking of management to feed crews fattening & unhealthy food?
Do I feel like I'm being treated like a disposable commodity by the company?
Yes I do.

Does it bother me?
No, not more than that small stuff like this slowly and over time erodes my loyalty to the company.
I'll still do the job to the best of my ability because I want to be proud of what I do and how I do it.

But perhaps the many ways in which my employer tries to cut corners when it comes to my long term well being will lead to me calling in sick a bit sooner than I would otherwise?
Will lead to me not defending the company's name quite so vigorously when it comes under attack?
Will lead to me picking my own comfort over what's best for the company when push comes to shove?

If you eat crew food for a full 30 year career Brunbero, it does take on a bit of importance in the larger scheme of things.