Source: Business Insider
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIWhile everyone complains about the commute and annoying coworkers, a sneaky startling part of the return-to-office wave is how expensive slop bowls and sad salads have gotten. The colloquial name for the classic weekday lunch options would indicate a low price point, and yet, one can easily find themselves shelling out $25 on a random Wednesday afternoon for a dispiriting pile of vegetables, grains, and a protein or two, wondering if 37 is too old to get a sugar daddy and quit this stupid corporate life for good. At this price point, shouldn't you have the option of someone taking your order and bringing food to your table, preferably with a glass of wine?The slop bowl scene — think Chipotle, Cava, Sweetgreen, and the litany of indistinguishable food places that have invaded urban office areas across America — had quite the surge in the 2010s.
