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Worker Calls Out Coworker For Lying About A Medical Condition In Front Of Everyone, It Gets Ugly
Respect is a big part of workplace relationships. If we know that our colleagues lack integrity and cannot be trusted, how are we supposed to complete our joint projects without constant worry and stress?
A few days ago, Reddit user Legal_Section679 shared a post highlighting this exact problem. They described witnessing a coworker, Emma, who had claimed to have celiac disease, eating regular pizza at an office party.
The Redditor said they confronted the woman about it, but she got defensive and painted them as the villain for making a scene in public, insisting that her medical information had been “outed.”
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Office pizza parties are usually a chance for coworkers to relax, chat, and bond
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But this one led to a full-blown argument
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It’s difficult to say if calling out the coworker was the right move or not
The Redditor was right, celiac disease is a serious condition. If you have it, eating gluten triggers an immune response to the gluten protein in your small intestine. Over time, this reaction can damage your small intestine’s lining and prevent it from absorbing nutrients. This subsequent condition is called malabsorption.
The intestinal damage causes symptoms such as diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, bloating, and anemia. If not properly managed, it can lead to serious complications.
There’s no definite cure for celiac disease. But for most people, following a strict gluten-free diet can help manage symptoms and help the intestines heal.
But there might be no clear answer to the question whether or not the woman needed to be confronted. “There are certainly some battles worth fighting, particularly when they’re values-based,” says Lisa Stephenson, founder of The Coach Place and a globally recognized high-impact coach, consultant, keynote speaker, and author.
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According to her, if something that you highly value has been wronged, then there is nothing wrong with sharing your view and speaking your truth. “Getting along with difficult people is not the same as justifying or turning a blind eye to what is unacceptable, such as bullying or discrimination,” Stephenson explains.
“But if they’re simply rubbing you up the wrong way, offering viewpoints that are different from your own, or holding fast to an issue that will dissipate over time, you should probably let it slide.”
“In the end, we so often feel the need to be right. That’s our egos at play. We all have one. We want to look good, and we believe it’s always someone else’s fault. But there are occasions in life — especially at work … when showing compassion … is so much more important than proving you know better,” adds Stephenson, author of Read Me First: Before You Write the Next Chapter in the Story of You.
The key lies in being empathetic, looking at the situation from the other person’s perspective, and being curious rather than judgmental. “Take the time to consider the feelings, insecurities, ideas, and experiences of whoever it is you’re clashing with,” Stephenson says.
Most people who read the story believe the author did nothing wrong
Some, however, think they were being too nosy
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Corvus 3 months ago
Obviously NTA. People faking allergies or diseases make everything harder for those who actually do have allergies and diseases. Not to mention the extra time and resources it takes to prepare safe food.
KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
My friend telling us she has all the conditions - coeliac, gluten, diabetic... at a house party while drinking beer and eating birthday cake. Yeah, she got called out hard and fast and never pulled that s**t again.
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Cierra Edens 3 months ago
I have celiac and was hospitalized from it. I don’t cheat I’d rather give up a food than ever be in the pain I was in. I’ve had 4 kids and childbirth had NOTHING on the searing pain I felt. The pain was so intense I kept throwing up and then passing out from it. Yes celiac is serious, and yes people don’t take it seriously. Many people ask why I don’t cheat and I remind them of my week in the hospital, describe the pain I was in, and why I can’t just cheat. I don’t eat out anymore, and at work I always make sure I have my own food. People might think I’m a prude but oh well. I’d rather be a prude and over exaggerator to people that have no concept of the disease than be in the hospital from a piece of food.
arthbach 3 months ago
I also have Coeliac. You have my profound sympathy and empathy. I'd never thought of it, but yes, the pain is worse than labour. Do what you need to do to keep yourself safe.
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Petra Peitsch 3 months ago
They never worked in a pro kitchen,. In fact they are the Karens for a pro kitchen.
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David 3 months ago
Who the heck are the YTA's, he didnt call her out to embarass her, he though he was literally saving her from hospitalization. I have a close friend and mentor who has Celiac's, even a tiny amount of gluten can hospitalize him. Its a serious condition. Its why he wont eat out, and at catered events usually sticks to the fruits and veg (unless he knows there is an option otherwise). This is really serious.
Just off the Goat 3 months ago
I think you just hit the nail on the head! 'Look at me, I have a serious condition that I'm not taking seriously.' I have seen several people claim to be celiac but are not really. They get off on the attention they get from other people. I have been a celiac for 30 years but don't tell anyone. When there are occasions where I am invited "to pull up a chair and have a bite", I pick through the offerings and select lettuce, carrots, cheese, etc. It's never been an issue because I don't worry about missing a meal that I know will make me sick. I'll just wait until I get home and fix my own dinner that I know is safe for me to eat. No big deal for an adult.
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
My aunt was crohns and coeliac - she occasionally cheated knowing she would be home and near the bathroom for the next 48 hours. I am slightly gluten sensitive - it gets me seats on transport with the pregnant bloat look. People who are truly allergic don't cheat if the food looks good. If you have lied to everyone and made the office stock specific, EXPENSIVE, GF options, that's you outing yourself as a liar and attention seeker. NTA, you acted out of concern, she outed herself.
Karl 3 months ago
I know two women who actively compete with each other over who has the most phobias and intolerances and it's just attention seeking BS as they've been found out on multiple occasions over the years. No one has any time for it anymore.
Antoinette the Red 3 months ago
I was thinking that the co-worker may have attention problems or maybe low self-esteem. I idea of the office getting a whole gluten - free pie, just for her may fill that void?
Load More Replies... sweet emotion 3 months ago
Fakers - especially when they do it just for sympathy and special treatment - deserve every moment of the worst humiliation they can imagine. NTA and good for OP on calling her coworker out.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
This happens because people use 'allergy' to avoid appearing picky about their food. Just say you don't like it!
Schmebulock 3 months ago
100% chance no one in the office said he was a food police AH for calling her out on lying.
Tabitha 3 months ago
I can’t eat gluten either. Not diagnosed celiac, but certainly either sensitive or allergic. If I eat anything with gluten in it, I initially puke, then bloat and feel headachy and tired (even if I get a good full night’s sleep) for weeks afterward. I never made anywhere I worked stock up on GF stuff, or order GF stuff when they had a cake or catered meeting, just for me. I never asked for any accommodations for it. My condition is MY responsibility. I try to eat from whatever isn’t GF, like the fruit or veggie trays, if they have any. Otherwise, I just bring my own GF food. I certainly would NOT gorge myself on the gluten packed foods they offered, because they would send me home sick for several days.
arthbach 3 months ago
Tabitha, your condition is your responsibility, but it is perfectly reasonable to ask your employers to cater to your medical needs. They are meeting the food needs of other members of staff, your needs matter too. Sure, you don't have Coeliac, but it clearly sounds like you are reacting to something. Next time there's food being provided, ask if they could increase the amount of fruits, veggies, salad items, and explain that whilst you don't have a diagnosis for Coeliac, that gluten does very 'unfortunate' things to you. It might be that the headaches are gluten-induced migraines, and migraine medication might help - talk with your doctor about it.
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marianne eliza 3 months ago
Another way to get all the attention and cause as much hassle as possible.
K Barnes 3 months ago
My SIL doesn't eat gluten. She is not allergic or sensitive to it, she just thinks it's bad for you because she jumps on every "health" trend out there (she's been raw and vegan before this and is an anti vaxxer, too). Drives me nuts when she tells restaurants that she's celiac and they take special precautions for no reason.
Lee Gilliland 3 months ago (edited)
I was irritated at the poster until I read that the office had bought gluten-free as well. If you go to that kind of extra mile and she's still eating something that you (supposedly) know will make her sick WHEN THERE ARE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES RIGHT THERE, you're faking.
Ronja Oksanen 3 months ago
Real celiac sufferers never cheat because we know the pain is like childbirth without medication times 10 in ur whole body for days and nothing is worth it. Last time i accidentally was given wrong kind of food in a restaurant i noticed after one bite since it tastes so different but i spent 12h in a hospital while doctors was trying to figure out what medicine would take the pain away.
SkippityBoppityBoo 3 months ago
From - https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/health-a-z/celiac-disease/ .... "Celiac disease is not an allergy or food intolerance – people with the condition do not go into anaphylactic shock if they eat gluten-containing food. Instead, celiac disease is an autoimmune disease – the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells, causing a reaction that is sometimes severe and immediate."
SkippityBoppityBoo 3 months ago
I think she's faking tbh. I've a Capsicum allergy and I've had to have emergency Epinephrine in the back of an ambulance more than a few times. The reason why I think she's lying about having Celiac? It was the part where she says that Emma has "made restaurants change gloves when preparing her meals"... That's not how Celiac disease works! That's how allergies work! In the past when I've been invited out to eat or attending a function? I find out which restaurant/wherever, phone ahead and advise them on my allergy. When you've a severe allergy that could land you in hospital with Anaphylaxis? You can NOT mess around. So... That's why I don't believe Emma. It's? If you don't like something just say so, no big deal. But to make a HUGE kerfuffle and drama about it? Nah. Stop lying. As others have said? Anyone who lies about having a food intolerance or allergy? They make it so much harder for those who really actually DO have those conditions, especially to be believed in the 1st place.
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Thomas Cocurullo 3 months ago
I normal big on stay in your lane. The company spending extra $ for her n she clearly lying, it's on her.
Parmeisan 3 months ago (edited)
"It's easier to shorthand that she has celiacs" - and that's probably what she was thinking when lying for a year about it, but NO. You don't make people change their gloves for you if you only have an intolerance and you sometimes just full-on eat regular pizza. That's not cool. And also seriously, not easier. And also, really really really really really makes it hard for people with actual celiacs to explain to food services people how much it truly does matter that not one speck of flour comes into contact with your food. People like her are why celiacs cannot trust that employees aren't lazy behind closed doors in accommodating them, because they think the person is exaggerating, whereas actually that person will go home after eating it and then get very VERY sick. Celiacs disease really is that extreme but nobody ever believes it unless it affects them or someone close to them (and sometimes not even then).
Kit Black 3 months ago
Some people with celiac cheat on their diet. Some of them don't pay any attention after adolescence until it gets bad again... but I don't know any who make a big deal out of it at work, and then, when called out admit to having lied about the celiac - and that's where the real problem is here. She could have told him that she cheats occasionally when she knows that she has time to recover or has been careful for a very long time. She admitted to lying and there's the problem right there. This isn't about protecting someone's medical privacy. She admitted to lying about her medical condition in public at work.
Angie Falzarano 1 month ago
i was gluten intolerant for nearly 10 yes and no you cant cheat then either. your coworker is lying. just a little bit of gluten would make me sick (gas and lots of time in the bathroom). she needs to be reported to hr.
Misha Writer 3 months ago
People who fake allergies need to be called out. My mom had a severe mushroom allergy, to the point she would get violently ill if mushrooms touched her food, even if they were no longer present. This worked to my advantage when we ate out, say at hibachi places that have 'shrooms in the veggies. Mom absolutely could not have them, and I dislike them. Now that she's gone, I have to suck it up and just push them to the side. (First time I went to this place where we often ate together, the guy was like 'oh you are no mushrooms!' and I was like, no, Mom was the one who was allergic. I just don't like them, I don't need my veggies done special.)
Toni Osorio 3 months ago
I have celiac and cheat all the time and I do get sick. Why would that be my coworkers business? She is definitely the hole. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
2bwhctmvgn 3 months ago
The real AHs here are the people calling it "Celiac's", as if it were named for some guy named "Celiac" and not after a medical word for "abdominal cavity". (Okay, not really, but that is bizarrely common for how wrong it is.)
Matt Woody 3 months ago
I have Celiac, diagnosed by actual doctors and blood tests, and occasional cheating is not a problem for me, so there is quite a range of sensitivity. Your coworker sounds like a flake but it is none of your business. If your company spent money trying to accommodate her and wants to punish her for lying that would be fine, again, none of your business. Both of you sound like As.
cugel. 3 months ago
I probably don't have an immediate reaction to gluten, but I am very strict, because it's doing damage even if you don't feel sick.
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BeesEelsAndPups 3 months ago
Haven't read the article, but wanted to understand why that girl is french kissing that pizza.
Erica Acuto 3 months ago
You can tell the people commenting are young and immature who haven't worked in the world for a long time. HR is not going to get involved in a he said /she said over someone's health information, except maybe to tell the person who called them out that that was unacceptable. And it's none of anybody else's business what she says or does with her body. This person is a massive a*****e and they should get in trouble because it's none of their d**n business what's going on in her digestive tract. She didn't hurt anybody, she just caused them to pay a little extra for pizza, whoop-dee-doo! The employer can't even ask the employee for their health information, person complaining about this are putting themselves in danger of getting themselves in trouble.
JayWantsACat 3 months ago
Would I have wanted to say something to her about her faking an illness? Absolutely. Would I actually have? Probably not. If the company doesn't have an issue with spending extra money on someone faking or I wasn't the one in charge of accommodating her, it's not my problem to address. Frankly, I probably would've brought it up to coworkers as "I thought it was weird that someone having celiac disease "bad enough" that she made the company accomodate her would then eat something with gluten in it and explain it as "cheating for something too good to pass up".
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
Ffs YTA STAY IN YOUR LANE KARENS !! op NTA all you did was warn her , she was eating normal pizza , nothing more ,she outed herself , she’s n mega dramatic over having celiacs , all the c**p in restaurants , gotta say chefs dint need gloves lmao 🤦♀️insisting the firm orders gluten free ,it’s expensive tastes like cardboard ,n only SHE will eat it to !! now she’s outed herself ,I’d go to hr n make it known , I loath people like her attention seeking drama queen,s ! I have ibs I know what triggers it ,dairy mostly white bread ,so while I do screaming it like she does I’m sensible ,but I s is freaking minor compared to celiac ffs like it’s deadly serious and you do not lie about it ,I drink black coffee , if I want cereal I get oat milk ,the older I get the worse it gets ,I do eat cheese n add butter to stuff so I don’t become totally allergic but milk NOPE ! the pain is not worth it , so her saying cheat day 😡dispicable as loads say pretending to have an illness makes it harder for
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
The ones as really do ! I would have called her out on this ,once she admitted she actually doesn’t , but is sensitive to it , that is ibs lol not celiac ,has she even been diagnosed with it ?? I highly doubt it , she’s a disgusting human end off !
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Joshua David 3 months ago
Here's what YOU should've done. Keep your mouth shut. Was it your personal monies that purchased the gluten free snacks and options for at work? Probably not. Yes, you've heard her spiels about celiac and your sister has it but it doesn't justify being a see you next tuesday about it. Several of my family members have passed from cancer but when someone faked cancer that i know, i simply felt sad for them. Get your nose out of other peoples business because your job description, and im gonna guess, proooobably doesn't involve being a bytch to people. Now run along and check on your sister honey.
Ace 3 months ago
I used to work with a genuine Coeliac sufferer, but he knew hos severe his symptoms would be if he consumed gluten in various forms, so he too would occasionally 'cheat' and allow himself a single Weissbeer when we went for a drink after work. He knew what the consequences would be, could deal with them, was worth the effort. Just because someone genuinely has coeliac disease does not define how seriously they will be affected.
Space Invader 3 months ago
And why didn't "Emma" just explain it that way if that were the case here?
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Beef Brisket 3 months ago
Let's put it this way--you just kissed your future with this company goodbye. Don't be surprised if you get walked out within the next week, and don't even think about asking for a letter of reference. It doesn't matter whether this woman is lying or not--by loudly calling her out on her health problems in front of a large group of co-workers, you've set up what lawyers could easily claim is a hostile work environment based on the protected human right of disability. Doesn't matter if they haven't a hope in hell of winning, your company does not want a lawsuit on its hands and you'll be tossed to help prevent that. After you asked her if she'd taken the wrong pizza, you should have stfu. And it is not YOUR money being spent on her accommodations--I hope you didn't say that out loud! So it doesn't matter who's TA--your days are numbered.
Remi (He/Him) 3 months ago
Problem is that Emma has been very vocal about it and the whole situation started because op just wanted to save her from taking the gluten pizza by accident plus the company had ordered safe pizza especially for her. And then Emma reveals that she doesn't even have Celiacs in the first place which is such a sh💩tty thing to lie about
Load More Replies... Corvus 3 months ago
Obviously NTA. People faking allergies or diseases make everything harder for those who actually do have allergies and diseases. Not to mention the extra time and resources it takes to prepare safe food.
KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
My friend telling us she has all the conditions - coeliac, gluten, diabetic... at a house party while drinking beer and eating birthday cake. Yeah, she got called out hard and fast and never pulled that s**t again.
Load More Replies... Cierra Edens 3 months ago
I have celiac and was hospitalized from it. I don’t cheat I’d rather give up a food than ever be in the pain I was in. I’ve had 4 kids and childbirth had NOTHING on the searing pain I felt. The pain was so intense I kept throwing up and then passing out from it. Yes celiac is serious, and yes people don’t take it seriously. Many people ask why I don’t cheat and I remind them of my week in the hospital, describe the pain I was in, and why I can’t just cheat. I don’t eat out anymore, and at work I always make sure I have my own food. People might think I’m a prude but oh well. I’d rather be a prude and over exaggerator to people that have no concept of the disease than be in the hospital from a piece of food.
arthbach 3 months ago
I also have Coeliac. You have my profound sympathy and empathy. I'd never thought of it, but yes, the pain is worse than labour. Do what you need to do to keep yourself safe.
Load More Replies... Petra Peitsch 3 months ago
They never worked in a pro kitchen,. In fact they are the Karens for a pro kitchen.
Load More Replies... David 3 months ago
Who the heck are the YTA's, he didnt call her out to embarass her, he though he was literally saving her from hospitalization. I have a close friend and mentor who has Celiac's, even a tiny amount of gluten can hospitalize him. Its a serious condition. Its why he wont eat out, and at catered events usually sticks to the fruits and veg (unless he knows there is an option otherwise). This is really serious.
Just off the Goat 3 months ago
I think you just hit the nail on the head! 'Look at me, I have a serious condition that I'm not taking seriously.' I have seen several people claim to be celiac but are not really. They get off on the attention they get from other people. I have been a celiac for 30 years but don't tell anyone. When there are occasions where I am invited "to pull up a chair and have a bite", I pick through the offerings and select lettuce, carrots, cheese, etc. It's never been an issue because I don't worry about missing a meal that I know will make me sick. I'll just wait until I get home and fix my own dinner that I know is safe for me to eat. No big deal for an adult.
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 3 months ago
My aunt was crohns and coeliac - she occasionally cheated knowing she would be home and near the bathroom for the next 48 hours. I am slightly gluten sensitive - it gets me seats on transport with the pregnant bloat look. People who are truly allergic don't cheat if the food looks good. If you have lied to everyone and made the office stock specific, EXPENSIVE, GF options, that's you outing yourself as a liar and attention seeker. NTA, you acted out of concern, she outed herself.
Karl 3 months ago
I know two women who actively compete with each other over who has the most phobias and intolerances and it's just attention seeking BS as they've been found out on multiple occasions over the years. No one has any time for it anymore.
Antoinette the Red 3 months ago
I was thinking that the co-worker may have attention problems or maybe low self-esteem. I idea of the office getting a whole gluten - free pie, just for her may fill that void?
Load More Replies... sweet emotion 3 months ago
Fakers - especially when they do it just for sympathy and special treatment - deserve every moment of the worst humiliation they can imagine. NTA and good for OP on calling her coworker out.
Uncle Panda 3 months ago
This happens because people use 'allergy' to avoid appearing picky about their food. Just say you don't like it!
Schmebulock 3 months ago
100% chance no one in the office said he was a food police AH for calling her out on lying.
Tabitha 3 months ago
I can’t eat gluten either. Not diagnosed celiac, but certainly either sensitive or allergic. If I eat anything with gluten in it, I initially puke, then bloat and feel headachy and tired (even if I get a good full night’s sleep) for weeks afterward. I never made anywhere I worked stock up on GF stuff, or order GF stuff when they had a cake or catered meeting, just for me. I never asked for any accommodations for it. My condition is MY responsibility. I try to eat from whatever isn’t GF, like the fruit or veggie trays, if they have any. Otherwise, I just bring my own GF food. I certainly would NOT gorge myself on the gluten packed foods they offered, because they would send me home sick for several days.
arthbach 3 months ago
Tabitha, your condition is your responsibility, but it is perfectly reasonable to ask your employers to cater to your medical needs. They are meeting the food needs of other members of staff, your needs matter too. Sure, you don't have Coeliac, but it clearly sounds like you are reacting to something. Next time there's food being provided, ask if they could increase the amount of fruits, veggies, salad items, and explain that whilst you don't have a diagnosis for Coeliac, that gluten does very 'unfortunate' things to you. It might be that the headaches are gluten-induced migraines, and migraine medication might help - talk with your doctor about it.
Load More Replies... marianne eliza 3 months ago
Another way to get all the attention and cause as much hassle as possible.
K Barnes 3 months ago
My SIL doesn't eat gluten. She is not allergic or sensitive to it, she just thinks it's bad for you because she jumps on every "health" trend out there (she's been raw and vegan before this and is an anti vaxxer, too). Drives me nuts when she tells restaurants that she's celiac and they take special precautions for no reason.
Lee Gilliland 3 months ago (edited)
I was irritated at the poster until I read that the office had bought gluten-free as well. If you go to that kind of extra mile and she's still eating something that you (supposedly) know will make her sick WHEN THERE ARE VIABLE ALTERNATIVES RIGHT THERE, you're faking.
Ronja Oksanen 3 months ago
Real celiac sufferers never cheat because we know the pain is like childbirth without medication times 10 in ur whole body for days and nothing is worth it. Last time i accidentally was given wrong kind of food in a restaurant i noticed after one bite since it tastes so different but i spent 12h in a hospital while doctors was trying to figure out what medicine would take the pain away.
SkippityBoppityBoo 3 months ago
From - https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/health-a-z/celiac-disease/ .... "Celiac disease is not an allergy or food intolerance – people with the condition do not go into anaphylactic shock if they eat gluten-containing food. Instead, celiac disease is an autoimmune disease – the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells, causing a reaction that is sometimes severe and immediate."
SkippityBoppityBoo 3 months ago
I think she's faking tbh. I've a Capsicum allergy and I've had to have emergency Epinephrine in the back of an ambulance more than a few times. The reason why I think she's lying about having Celiac? It was the part where she says that Emma has "made restaurants change gloves when preparing her meals"... That's not how Celiac disease works! That's how allergies work! In the past when I've been invited out to eat or attending a function? I find out which restaurant/wherever, phone ahead and advise them on my allergy. When you've a severe allergy that could land you in hospital with Anaphylaxis? You can NOT mess around. So... That's why I don't believe Emma. It's? If you don't like something just say so, no big deal. But to make a HUGE kerfuffle and drama about it? Nah. Stop lying. As others have said? Anyone who lies about having a food intolerance or allergy? They make it so much harder for those who really actually DO have those conditions, especially to be believed in the 1st place.
Load More Replies... Thomas Cocurullo 3 months ago
I normal big on stay in your lane. The company spending extra $ for her n she clearly lying, it's on her.
Parmeisan 3 months ago (edited)
"It's easier to shorthand that she has celiacs" - and that's probably what she was thinking when lying for a year about it, but NO. You don't make people change their gloves for you if you only have an intolerance and you sometimes just full-on eat regular pizza. That's not cool. And also seriously, not easier. And also, really really really really really makes it hard for people with actual celiacs to explain to food services people how much it truly does matter that not one speck of flour comes into contact with your food. People like her are why celiacs cannot trust that employees aren't lazy behind closed doors in accommodating them, because they think the person is exaggerating, whereas actually that person will go home after eating it and then get very VERY sick. Celiacs disease really is that extreme but nobody ever believes it unless it affects them or someone close to them (and sometimes not even then).
Kit Black 3 months ago
Some people with celiac cheat on their diet. Some of them don't pay any attention after adolescence until it gets bad again... but I don't know any who make a big deal out of it at work, and then, when called out admit to having lied about the celiac - and that's where the real problem is here. She could have told him that she cheats occasionally when she knows that she has time to recover or has been careful for a very long time. She admitted to lying and there's the problem right there. This isn't about protecting someone's medical privacy. She admitted to lying about her medical condition in public at work.
Angie Falzarano 1 month ago
i was gluten intolerant for nearly 10 yes and no you cant cheat then either. your coworker is lying. just a little bit of gluten would make me sick (gas and lots of time in the bathroom). she needs to be reported to hr.
Misha Writer 3 months ago
People who fake allergies need to be called out. My mom had a severe mushroom allergy, to the point she would get violently ill if mushrooms touched her food, even if they were no longer present. This worked to my advantage when we ate out, say at hibachi places that have 'shrooms in the veggies. Mom absolutely could not have them, and I dislike them. Now that she's gone, I have to suck it up and just push them to the side. (First time I went to this place where we often ate together, the guy was like 'oh you are no mushrooms!' and I was like, no, Mom was the one who was allergic. I just don't like them, I don't need my veggies done special.)
Toni Osorio 3 months ago
I have celiac and cheat all the time and I do get sick. Why would that be my coworkers business? She is definitely the hole. Everybody's business is nobody's business.
2bwhctmvgn 3 months ago
The real AHs here are the people calling it "Celiac's", as if it were named for some guy named "Celiac" and not after a medical word for "abdominal cavity". (Okay, not really, but that is bizarrely common for how wrong it is.)
Matt Woody 3 months ago
I have Celiac, diagnosed by actual doctors and blood tests, and occasional cheating is not a problem for me, so there is quite a range of sensitivity. Your coworker sounds like a flake but it is none of your business. If your company spent money trying to accommodate her and wants to punish her for lying that would be fine, again, none of your business. Both of you sound like As.
cugel. 3 months ago
I probably don't have an immediate reaction to gluten, but I am very strict, because it's doing damage even if you don't feel sick.
Load More Replies... BeesEelsAndPups 3 months ago
Haven't read the article, but wanted to understand why that girl is french kissing that pizza.
Erica Acuto 3 months ago
You can tell the people commenting are young and immature who haven't worked in the world for a long time. HR is not going to get involved in a he said /she said over someone's health information, except maybe to tell the person who called them out that that was unacceptable. And it's none of anybody else's business what she says or does with her body. This person is a massive a*****e and they should get in trouble because it's none of their d**n business what's going on in her digestive tract. She didn't hurt anybody, she just caused them to pay a little extra for pizza, whoop-dee-doo! The employer can't even ask the employee for their health information, person complaining about this are putting themselves in danger of getting themselves in trouble.
JayWantsACat 3 months ago
Would I have wanted to say something to her about her faking an illness? Absolutely. Would I actually have? Probably not. If the company doesn't have an issue with spending extra money on someone faking or I wasn't the one in charge of accommodating her, it's not my problem to address. Frankly, I probably would've brought it up to coworkers as "I thought it was weird that someone having celiac disease "bad enough" that she made the company accomodate her would then eat something with gluten in it and explain it as "cheating for something too good to pass up".
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
Ffs YTA STAY IN YOUR LANE KARENS !! op NTA all you did was warn her , she was eating normal pizza , nothing more ,she outed herself , she’s n mega dramatic over having celiacs , all the c**p in restaurants , gotta say chefs dint need gloves lmao 🤦♀️insisting the firm orders gluten free ,it’s expensive tastes like cardboard ,n only SHE will eat it to !! now she’s outed herself ,I’d go to hr n make it known , I loath people like her attention seeking drama queen,s ! I have ibs I know what triggers it ,dairy mostly white bread ,so while I do screaming it like she does I’m sensible ,but I s is freaking minor compared to celiac ffs like it’s deadly serious and you do not lie about it ,I drink black coffee , if I want cereal I get oat milk ,the older I get the worse it gets ,I do eat cheese n add butter to stuff so I don’t become totally allergic but milk NOPE ! the pain is not worth it , so her saying cheat day 😡dispicable as loads say pretending to have an illness makes it harder for
Crystalwitch60 3 months ago
The ones as really do ! I would have called her out on this ,once she admitted she actually doesn’t , but is sensitive to it , that is ibs lol not celiac ,has she even been diagnosed with it ?? I highly doubt it , she’s a disgusting human end off !
Load More Replies... Joshua David 3 months ago
Here's what YOU should've done. Keep your mouth shut. Was it your personal monies that purchased the gluten free snacks and options for at work? Probably not. Yes, you've heard her spiels about celiac and your sister has it but it doesn't justify being a see you next tuesday about it. Several of my family members have passed from cancer but when someone faked cancer that i know, i simply felt sad for them. Get your nose out of other peoples business because your job description, and im gonna guess, proooobably doesn't involve being a bytch to people. Now run along and check on your sister honey.
Ace 3 months ago
I used to work with a genuine Coeliac sufferer, but he knew hos severe his symptoms would be if he consumed gluten in various forms, so he too would occasionally 'cheat' and allow himself a single Weissbeer when we went for a drink after work. He knew what the consequences would be, could deal with them, was worth the effort. Just because someone genuinely has coeliac disease does not define how seriously they will be affected.
Space Invader 3 months ago
And why didn't "Emma" just explain it that way if that were the case here?
Load More Replies... Beef Brisket 3 months ago
Let's put it this way--you just kissed your future with this company goodbye. Don't be surprised if you get walked out within the next week, and don't even think about asking for a letter of reference. It doesn't matter whether this woman is lying or not--by loudly calling her out on her health problems in front of a large group of co-workers, you've set up what lawyers could easily claim is a hostile work environment based on the protected human right of disability. Doesn't matter if they haven't a hope in hell of winning, your company does not want a lawsuit on its hands and you'll be tossed to help prevent that. After you asked her if she'd taken the wrong pizza, you should have stfu. And it is not YOUR money being spent on her accommodations--I hope you didn't say that out loud! So it doesn't matter who's TA--your days are numbered.
Remi (He/Him) 3 months ago
Problem is that Emma has been very vocal about it and the whole situation started because op just wanted to save her from taking the gluten pizza by accident plus the company had ordered safe pizza especially for her. And then Emma reveals that she doesn't even have Celiacs in the first place which is such a sh💩tty thing to lie about
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