Obese coworker: "I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to eat lettuce" My lunch break rarely coincides with that of this one guy, let's call him Fred. Hugely obese, slow, has terminal 'fat voice', walks with the backwards palms, the whole panel of unpleasant fat traits. Doesn't smell somehow, but unsurprisingly is the only tech who can tolerate working with the laziest fat nurse who DOES smell.  However, every SINGLE time I have lunch at the same time he does, he looks at it, and slurs, "Where's the meat??" I always say, "We've been over this, Fred. I'm vegetarian," and you can just about see the brain struggling to comprehend this while I return to trying to have my 30-minute lunch break in peace.  I never discuss people's meals with them, I don't look at his lunch and go "Looks to be about 850 calories there, buddy!" and I don't fucking advertise my diet unless somebody asks point-blank. So, god damn am I sick of this walking hazard always thinking he has any business bothering me about it. This week, after a minute, he goes, "Well I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to eat lettuce!" I was so irritated that although I usually take the path of least resistance at work, this time I went, "When was the last time you climbed to the top of anything, Fred??" Lazy goddamn fatty. Eat your cheese and mountain dew and shut the hell up about my beans and rice already.