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Man calls police over missing meat in meal

It's rarely heard someone quitting a job over tasteless food instead over overtime and higher wages. It's more rarely heard that people may call police to complain about employer offering meals without meat.

A man from Central China's Hunan province wanted to quit his job over tasteless canteen food he was served at the factory where he was employed in Jinhua city, east China's Zhejiang province, Guangzhou Daily reported on Sunday.

Police received a call from him claiming that he was abducted, but police later found out the man wasn't abducted and just wasn't able to tolerate the canteen's food.

"Look at the dishes; there is almost no meat only some vegetables. The management doesn't even allow me to eat outside as it thinks it might affect my work, though I was willing to dine outside at my own expense," he told police. He also said the company wasn't allowing him to quit, and it was like being abducted.

The management admitted the company was not providing good food but explained that it was temporarily in a difficult position. The company tried to persuade the man to stay since he was familiar with the work.

Police said the company should respect the young man if he really wanted to resign. The police also told the man not to fool the police and should negotiate the conflict in a reasonable way.

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