A reader writes:
My sister and I tend to have differently calibrated weird meters, hers being on the delightfully weird end and mine being on the cautious end. She is starting a new job soon and when we were out thrifting, she excitedly purchased one of those hard-boiled-egg makers and mentioned her plans on bringing it in to work.
This is weird, right? I’m afraid she’s going to alienate herself. When I mentioned this might be perceived as strange, she said she would wait until the second week. I feel like this more like wait until the second year or never type of thing. What say you?
Oh, I am delighted by this question and I want to support your sister in her weirdness, but the thing about eggs is that a lot of people are sensitive to the smell. Plus, if they’re cooked even slightly too long, they can have a strong sulphur smell.
It’s one thing to bring an an already boiled egg from home and eat it in a lunch room or break room (and some people object even to that), but I would not prepare boiled eggs at work, especially at her desk. The smell is too likely to bother people, and yes, she will absolutely become known for it if she’s boiling eggs in the office on week two.
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