TipsyTraveler
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- Jan 9, 2014
The company is a brewery so I imagine providing the drinks means more 'write off' than 'expense.'At my last job, we would do potlucks all the time. I loved them! We would have sign-up sheets like others have mentioned, to avoid having all desserts or all appetizers. We would even have some people sign up to bring plates, napkins, and cups. We always had an over abundance of food, and never had any "main" dishes (turkey, ham, etc.) Usually someone would just so happen to make sloppy joes or ham salad or something else to put on a roll (they would bring the rolls/bread, too). We would also have someone who always just grabbed chips and salsa at the store on their way into work, but usually that was the first thing gone. I loved it when one of the women would "make" pasta salad that we all knew she picked up at a local restaurant and tried to pass it off as her own.
I definitely do not think you are being cheap by doing this. You're providing beverages already, and that can't be too cheap (especially providing beer). I think it's nice that you're doing anything at all and your employees will appreciate that. Oh how I miss those potlucks!
OP, maybe if you tell us the budget people will be able to give catering or other options that they know to be doable for that amount.