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Ugh That sucks! I hope they find a replacement receptionist soon!
I snack constantly too, but people always think I'm "at lunch" when they come to talk to me, so they stop bugging me

Yikes!!

Is there something you could drink to achieve a similar effect? Might be easier on your poor hand!!

HAHA! That sucks major!! I would totally push it to the side of my mouth and chew/swallow while the other person is talking. Hope your company finds a new receptionist soon so that you can stop spitting half chewed food into your hands. Ick!

@highwire: oh man! That's even worse - what a waste!

I usually try to take small bites and chew as much as possible before answering the phone. Then I do my best to sound like I"m not eating when talking to the person on the other line.

I eat constantly at work--I bring a big bag of food every day. Yesterday we had a 6 hour retreat and it was one of those days where I was hungry from sunrise to sundown. We're sitting in a circle, doing team building, and I have to make a scene by getting up and going to get my banana because I feel like I'm going to die. Luckily people seem to be getting a kick out of the fact that I never come to a meeting without food and I seem to constantly be chewing on something. Let's see if that will last for about 5.5 months.