picnic food

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When asked to "bring something to eat" to a work-related picnic... what would you bring?
Should it be shareable?

I always went for the safe option, big share-sized bags of crisps.

Is there anyone you can ask: "Am I meant to bring something for me to eat or something to contribute to what everyone's going to eat?" Because it does seem a bit unspecific.

If you can't get some clarification, perhaps opt for a little bit of both -- bring something for yourself and also some kind of side dish or family size bag of something that could be either/or -- either you could eat some of that yourself too, or it could be shared out to other people if it turns out to be an everyone-share event.

With both, you can hedge your bets about what kind of picnic it is.

I would suggest you bring cupcakes.

You can't go wrong with:

Fried chicken, potato salad, corn-on-a-cob, pasta salad, macaroni and cheese.

Tasty! We should invite you to a picnic sometime

Haha. Fancy NYC picnics.

Tasty ... but as I need to travel about 2 hours in a train and on foot to get there... I'd be worried they'll either get eaten or squashed

I don't usually have contact with them, so don't know anyone I could ask. Haven't even ever met most of them.
I like the big bag of crisps idea, as I could just eat a big bag of crisps if people were not sharing :-S and something else for me, that wouldn't be shared.
Added bonus of crisps is that they're low weight and don't need to be in a bowl that needs to be collected after (so I could potentially disappear without having to be noticed collecting containers and packing my bag)
Thank you!!

Look online for simple recipes for picnics or bring one or two of these options
1. Watermelon
2. Fruit salad pre-made or (Look online for some ideas)
3. Hummus and pitas
4. Baked beans pre-baked
5.Cole slaw
6. Potato salad
7. Cupcakes
8. Brownies
9. Beverages
10. Pretzel bread and spicy mustard
11. Angel food cake, strawberries, and Reddi-whip
12. Order large subway sandwich or sub sandwich

Yes, you should bring plenty to share!
Enjoy the picnic!