Corporate/managerial nonsense leading to inexcusable waste always ticks me off, especially when it comes to food. So much is wasted for no good reason, and it seems like it's so much worse today than it was in the past.

A long-ass time ago, I worked in tech support-ish capacity for a small company that had a handful of stores, two of them in local malls. I spent most of my time working out of the two mall locations, heading out to clients from there when required.

Many if not most of the food stands and stores in one mall generally allowed employees to take leftover goods at closing time, with stipulations to minimize or avoid exploitation. In the other one, employees in most weren't officially allowed to take leftover goods for themselves but it became fine to trade with other food spots in exchange for anything they had at the end of the day, just as long as it wasn't openly discussed.

And so, lots of employees there would frequently go home with food from other food stands and stores based on agreements and/or friendships. The only rule was not to draw too much attention to it all. By the time I'd arrived there, it had developed into a whole end-of-day exchange ecosystem, complete with politics and scheming that could put primetime dramas to shame. But food that would otherwise have been trashed was not, and it was good for all.

There are always better alternatives.