Comments on: Why You Should Go to Lunch, Today

By: Slippy

Slippy — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:10:48 +0000

Most of the people I know in IT do working lunches for two reasons. First is that there is always a upcoming deadline. Second is that many employers mandate that the employee do training and stay current in the industry on their own time (and dime). As a result hours become a very precious commodity; even without kids.

By: Maria Rose

Maria Rose — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 18:24:49 +0000

You don’t have to go out for lunch daily but you do need to take and get a break from work during a scheduled 8 hour day which usually means 9 hours on job facility ( 8 hours working minus 1 hour break). What has happened over the years has been the tendency to not take the breaks and leave early. Same thinking that a salaried person does with getting in 40 hours prior to Friday so they can have 3 day weekends.
If the companies are changing back to in office work versus at-home work, break time should be also encouraged.

By: Jim Grey

Jim Grey — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:36:29 +0000

If I spent $10 on lunch every workday I’d be $2400 poorer by year’s end. I try to limit eating out to once a week, twice outside.

I just started a job located in the downtown of a suburb of my city. You can actually go for a walk there! My last three jobs your options involved circling the office-park parking lot. But here, it’s a small grid of streets with things to look at. I think I’ll turn left here! I think I’ll turn right here! It’s delightful. And a more healthful way to spend my break time at work.

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:33:23 +0000

I guard my lunch hour like my most prized workday possession. My blood sugar drops if I don’t eat a meal-sized lunch. So if you want me crabby, short tempered, and totally lazy in the afternoon, than take away my lunch.

And no, I don’t want your company. I need a break from people as much as I need a break from work tasks.

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:54:42 +0000

In reply to grannybunny. I agree. If I went to a restaurant for lunch every day I'd weigh 300 pounds and have no money. But I do want breaks.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:20:30 +0000

I believe that people need to get away from their desks for awhile, in order to be both more productive and more emotionally-healthy. However, I do not believe that means going out to lunch every day. If you want to support your favorite restaurant, lunch there — or pick up something on the way to or from work — maybe once a week. Besides being too expensive, restaurant lunches — generally — serve too much food, which results in customers either over-eating (which is bad for productivity and health) or wasting food (bad environmentally, financially and morally). That being said, I do not believe in eating at one’s desk. It is unsanitary and does not provide a sufficient mental break. If there’s not an adequate break/lunch room at work, find or make a space. A work lunchroom is better than the traditional “water cooler” to interact with co-workers, especially ones with whom you normally do not have contact. And, the break should also include a break from the electronic devices that tether one to work.