lunch w/ coworkers

[michigancat]

Well the way I see it is,  I don't want to go "Out to eat" with a complete stranger.  I am a lunch bringer 90 % of the time so what I would do to get to know someone is just take a seat by them and chit chat until I am comfortable with them enough that I could take them with my friends out to eat.

If they haven't tried that then they are either huge dicks or just expecting you to invite yourself (kinda dickish).

There are 6 people in the entire building, and 5 of us are basically in the same room.  We're far from complete strangers.  We were all invited to one of the guy's wedding for chrissakes.

[steve dave]

Well the way I see it is,  I don't want to go "Out to eat" with a complete stranger.  I am a lunch bringer 90 % of the time so what I would do to get to know someone is just take a seat by them and chit chat until I am comfortable with them enough that I could take them with my friends out to eat.

If they haven't tried that then they are either huge dicks or just expecting you to invite yourself (kinda dickish).

There are 6 people in the entire building, and 5 of us are basically in the same room.  We're far from complete strangers.  We were all invited to one of the guy's wedding for chrissakes.

Invited to his wedding but not to lunch?  Seems like this guy is on top of how to play the wedding present game.  Expect to see him retiring soon when he's up to his neck in Kitchen Aid stand mixers. 

[Chingon]

Ethnic make up of the Michiganites?  Is this in the UP?  Are they drinkers?

My preliminary thought is that they are:
a) talking crap about the kansas coworkers at lunch (are you guys super go-getters and suck ups?)
b) perhaps sneaking in a beer at lunch and don't want tattlers.  

[michigancat]

Ethnic make up of the Michiganites?  Is this in the UP?  Are they drinkers?

My preliminary thought is that they are:
a) talking crap about the kansas coworkers at lunch (are you guys super go-getters and suck ups?)
b) perhaps sneaking in a beer at lunch and don't want tattlers. 

I have been to lunch with them when beer was drunk.  But one of them is kind of a "boss" and so it's really no big deal.  I really don't think anyone in the co. would care.

[Stupid Fitz]

Haven't read through all of the responses so sorry if some suggested this already.  I would probably just follow them when they go to lunch together and sit at the table next to them by myself every day.  Then about halfway through lunch, look over and go, "hey, I didn't even see you guys over there."