A couple of things have happened recently that made me think of this idea - it would be for those working on NSA Patuxent River.
A bring your lunch to work protest.
1. The allegation that there is a liquid lunch crowd. I can't remember ever seeing someone having a lunch and an alcoholic beverage at lunch. I've never heard of any complaints (on base) if people coming back to work drunk or even having the smell of booze on them. For the most part I think people have enough of a problem just getting on / off base that they don't have the time to drink.
2. As a follow on to the time required to enter / exit the gate. It's insane that we have only one inbound lane at lunch time. The delays involved make it for all practical purposes impossible to go "out" to lunch and do so within an hour.
3. The choices and quality of the facilities on base is poor. (witness the recent closure of the Subway for health code violations) This goes for both the MWR and contract providers.
4. The parking situation is so bad at some buildings you don't want to leave for fear of having to hike a mile back from your car.
With those complaints in mind I was wondering if a protest, a bring your lunch to work / don't spend any money would lead to some improvements.
For me, I no longer even contemplate going out for lunch, it simply takes to long. If I forget to bring something in, oh well, there is no other viable option.
But a protest with a large majority of workers joining in might send a mesage that would cause both the base and St. Marys Co. officials to improve the situation. A lot of these businesses rely on that lunch crowd.
A bring your lunch to work protest.
1. The allegation that there is a liquid lunch crowd. I can't remember ever seeing someone having a lunch and an alcoholic beverage at lunch. I've never heard of any complaints (on base) if people coming back to work drunk or even having the smell of booze on them. For the most part I think people have enough of a problem just getting on / off base that they don't have the time to drink.
2. As a follow on to the time required to enter / exit the gate. It's insane that we have only one inbound lane at lunch time. The delays involved make it for all practical purposes impossible to go "out" to lunch and do so within an hour.
3. The choices and quality of the facilities on base is poor. (witness the recent closure of the Subway for health code violations) This goes for both the MWR and contract providers.
4. The parking situation is so bad at some buildings you don't want to leave for fear of having to hike a mile back from your car.
With those complaints in mind I was wondering if a protest, a bring your lunch to work / don't spend any money would lead to some improvements.
For me, I no longer even contemplate going out for lunch, it simply takes to long. If I forget to bring something in, oh well, there is no other viable option.
But a protest with a large majority of workers joining in might send a mesage that would cause both the base and St. Marys Co. officials to improve the situation. A lot of these businesses rely on that lunch crowd.