Family isn’t just for having dinner on holidays; they also look out for each other when times get tough.

So, after Reddit userSouth_Arrival_7036learned that her sister had an accident and was forced to switch to a lower-paying job, she started making her sibling lunch, and her husband began delivering them on his commute.

However, the woman recently found out that her sister’s colleagues have been giving her a hard time because they find the meals too fancy.

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This woman cooked and packed her sister lunch every day

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

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And was very surprised when the sister told her that she was putting too much effort into the meals

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

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Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

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Maybe the lunches are just the tip of the iceberg

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

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While it might be easy to brush off the sister’s demands as irrational nonsense, they might be just a result of a wider problem. Bear with me.

We spend so much of our time at work and grant it so much of our mental capacity, so of course we want to feel like we belong and are well-liked.

According to sociologist Tracy Brower, PhD, lonelinesscan affect usin many different ways:

So even if we aren’t interested in having a work bestie, meaningful relationships with the people we earn our living with are still very important. And if the sister’s lunches are being widely mocked even now that she’s been working at the company for a few years, it might be because she’s not fitting in on a broader level.

Many of us should be able to relate to her. Research from Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Businessindicatesthat 66% of employees experience some form of ostracism at work.

After reading the story, most people said that its author didn’t do anything wrong

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

But a few said she should respect her sister’s wishes

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

Woman Cooks For Her SIL Every Day, Gets Complaints About The Meals Being Too “Bourgeois”

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