Americans work through lunch

[roguerower]

Wierd. Every 1130 my entire job team meanders over to the cafeteria for chow. I guess we're part of the "elite".

 

[velillen]

Guess I'm lucky I prefer working through lunch. Granted if I work throu o either get to go home 42 minutes earlier or get 42 minutes of over time. Still get a 15 minute nutrition break too. Since I eat in 10 minutes I would gladly work through lunch everyday.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I go home at lunch time, walk my dogs, eat lunch and take a nap.

Today:
Dogs walked - done
Eating lunch - in progress
Nap - in a couple of minutes

 

[Smoblikat]

Lets do away with the unions to see how bad it can really get.

Lets do away with the rich and see if there are any companies left for people to work at.

 

[Smoblikat]

I go home at lunch time, walk my dogs, eat lunch and take a nap.

Today:
Dogs walked - done
Eating lunch - in progress
Nap - in a couple of minutes

Do you have a 1hr lunch break?

My grandfather is one step under the CFO at his company (corporate credit manager) and he gets an unlimited lunch break, as long as his work gets done noone really cares.

 

[nehalem256]

Lets do away with the rich and see if there are any companies left for people to work at.

I thought they tried that in Zimbabwe. I think we know how that turned out.

 

[DrPizza]

I see this in some occupations, but not in others. Some occupations give people little bits of down time all day long - hence a lot of the posts here. Other occupations, I've seen more and more responsibilities added to the person's plate (pun intended) to the point where they can't possibly get all their work done during the day without simply working straight through & eating a bagged lunch at their desk.

For what it's worth, I wonder if anyone can mention a union job where circumstances force people to work through their lunches?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Do you have a 1hr lunch break?

My grandfather is one step under the CFO at his company (corporate credit manager) and he gets an unlimited lunch break, as long as his work gets done noone really cares.

Just woke-up. Now a three minute bike ride to work for a 1:30pm meeting.

I guess we have a 1 hr lunch. It's really about just getting one's work done and not set hours.

 

[Brovane]

I see this in some occupations, but not in others. Some occupations give people little bits of down time all day long - hence a lot of the posts here. Other occupations, I've seen more and more responsibilities added to the person's plate (pun intended) to the point where they can't possibly get all their work done during the day without simply working straight through & eating a bagged lunch at their desk.

I think this could happen especially in Salary positions. The work is piled on. So if the person wants to get off at the normal time or later they work straight through lunch to get all the work done that is asked of them.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

For what it's worth, I wonder if anyone can mention a union job where circumstances force people to work through their lunches?

I've been a couple of jobs where the union demanded a 30 minute lunch break instead of a hour lunch break so they could either leave work or start making overtime earlier.

 

[soulcougher73]

Lets do away with the rich and see if there are any companies left for people to work at.

Strawman fallacy.

 

[soulcougher73]

I've been a couple of jobs where the union demanded a 30 minute lunch break instead of a hour lunch break so they could either leave work or start making overtime earlier.

Those bastards!!!

 

[Retro Rob]

I see this in some occupations, but not in others. Some occupations give people little bits of down time all day long - hence a lot of the posts here. Other occupations, I've seen more and more responsibilities added to the person's plate (pun intended) to the point where they can't possibly get all their work done during the day without simply working straight through & eating a bagged lunch at their desk.

I agree.


At my last job, people were actually skipping lunch for "productivity" reasons.. and those guys were almost always ticked off. Oh, and they weren't paid because skipping lunch wasn't approved but "accepted" by our boss, so the OT wasn't paid because it wasn't approved.

In the workplace in my opinion, people skip lunch to keep a high productivity rate and to keep their jobs. I don't skip lunch. Eating while working isn't a lunch... getting off your rear and from in front of that steering wheel and/or PC is why I need a "break".

I worked in the field, so I would turn my work phone off for my lunch hour, and my boss would get upset.

lol.

It's my time. Deal with it....

 

[piasabird]

Just put phone on do not disturb.

 

[Lanyap]

"I think the expectation is that more people are expected to work more with less," Hartmann told LiveScience. "Workloads have been exceptionally high and people don't feel like they can take the time to eat."

This - especially for salaried office workers. Companies laid many people off in the bad economy and they don't want to hire more people to replace them so the ones that are left work through their lunches and stay late to get the job done or they may be laid off too.

 

[Sluggo]

No surprise no place to eat.

Next is no bathroom breaks either.

I have a friend in construction and they are purposely only designing in one bathroom, one toilet for facilities that has 100 employees.

Make it 200 employees and you get one more toilet and an extra sink.

Absolute minimum by code to discourage "excessive" bathroom breaks as he was told.

Bullshit.

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/osha-laws-restrooms-workplace-1332.html

 

[HeXen]

i worked 15 hrs without any food before working outdoor construction. we had a phone cable cut and just never had a chance to take one. Though most 8 hour days i can go without breakfast or lunch, especially if its hot outside.

For what it's worth, I wonder if anyone can mention a union job where circumstances force people to work through their lunches?

yes, emergencies. Gas line explosion..etc. you bet, no lunch. i suppose one could make a big deal about it and get all in an uproar, but likely be very frowned upon i'm sure.

 

[MrColin]

"We generally worked through lunch or ate during a conference meeting," Pierce, now a university marketing assistant in Michigan, told LiveScience.
It was definitely an atmosphere where if somebody needed you and you were at lunch, that would be taken as a very negative thing. "

I got fired for that once, there was some political stuff behind it but that was their excuse.

At my current job I havent taken a lunchbreak for 7 years.

 

[dmcowen674]

Bullshit.

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/osha-laws-restrooms-workplace-1332.html


Number

The number of water closets required is determined by the number of employees at the site. At worksites with up to 15 employees, one water closet is required. The scale runs up to 150 workers and six fixtures. Beyond that, one fixture is required for every 40 employees.

They are installing the minimum just like your link shows.

The minimum is pretty spartan.

Enjoy standing in line for the toilet.

 

[PJABBER]

Dave, you have a terrific thread going here.

I am the boss where I work and unless I have to meet a client, I almost always eat my lunch at my desk.

I don't feel especially bad about this as I save a lot of money that I use to go to exotic places.

Where I eat at fancy restaurants.

Actually, I eat at my desk because I am bored with the local expense account restaurants and my personal assistant has taken to wearing very, very short dresses this summer.

I like it when she comes into my office and sits on the edge of my desk to fill me in on all the office gossip.

Which I normally could care less about.

But, well, you know, maybe I can learn something useful.

Did you know that Wonderbra helps you to have a better social life?

I did not know that.

I guess that is why I eat lunch at my desk.

 

[VirtualLarry]

This - especially for salaried office workers. Companies laid many people off in the bad economy and they don't want to hire more people to replace them so the ones that are left work through their lunches and stay late to get the job done or they may be laid off too.

And the reason that they aren't hiring, is, of course, ObamaCare.

 

[Brovane]

And the reason that they aren't hiring, is, of course, ObamaCare.

I found over the years businesses will also have some reason to put off hiring or making decisions in general. If it wasn't Obama Care it would be something else like the presidential election, if it wasn't the election they would say we are waiting to see how this 2012 thing works out.

 

[Exterous]

I have a friend in construction and they are purposely only designing in one bathroom, one toilet for facilities that has 100 employees.

Make it 200 employees and you get one more toilet and an extra sink.

Absolute minimum by code to discourage "excessive" bathroom breaks as he was told.

They are installing the minimum just like your link shows.

So - what is it? Is it 1 toilet per 100 employees and 2 toilets for 200 employees (which is illegal) or is it just the minimum?

Code for 100 employees is 5 toilets (81-110 employees) and an office with 200 employees are required to have far more than the 2 you stated.

So...which one of your statements is retarded/a lie/made up?