Conference attendee has a professional beef

The attendees from my company were the president, the executive director, a co-worker, and myself. The president and executive director invited my co-worker and myself out for dinner. During these large conventions, it is rare to be able to sit down for more than 20 minutes and have a balanced meal. This made the dinner event really nice for us, and I appreciated it. Prior to ordering, the conversation turned to, “What will you have?” When I stated that I wanted the chicken soup, I was scolded by my coworker,...