Is this bad form in the office?

I work at a trading desk on the west coast, which means I get up at 3:45 and get to the office by 5:00 AM. We don't really have lunch breaks, so everyone eats at the desk. I bring a sandwich every day for lunch, which takes me about 10mins to make in the morning. Today while sitting on the porcelain throne, I had an awesome idea of bringing sandwich supplies to the office. I can leave it in the fridge and just slap a sandwich together there. Is this embarrassing/frowned upon?

The extra 10 minutes of sleep would be amazing...

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Depends on the firm, but I know plenty of people who do exactly that and make food in the kitchen. I don't think that would be much of an issue honestly. Just don't be that person that messes the kitchen up and leaves without cleaning up.

 
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You can also make the sandwich the night before. Just an idea.

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Gotta say, I'm lazy as hell when it comes to food prep, but Jimmy John's is also a great option in these types of situations.

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I did this at one of my jobs. No one cared. Hell, no one even noticed that I was in the kitchen making a sandwich. Which surprised me, because being female I would have figured that was the first place they'd look when trying to find me.

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Fuck me, getting up at 3.45am?! How long have you been doing this?

... but then the market closes at 1pm his time and he's probably out by 4pm latest?
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