Workplace Lunch Breaks
Discussions center on the norms, duration, and productivity impact of lunch breaks in office environments, including debates over eating in versus going out, free company lunches, and cultural differences in lunch practices.
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what's wrong with hour long lunches?
It’s possible to work 9-5 and still eat lunch.
I think this presumes that there's no lunch-time....
What's lunch got to do with it?
Should I stop eating the free lunch buffet at work?
Presumably there's a lunch break in there.
1 hour lunch is excessive now? Americans, I swear
Sounds like you get more work done with a 90 minute lunch that includes walking/moving then a rushed 30 min in house lunch
I assume people have to eat lunch somewhere.
No, I enjoy having lunch with my coworkers. Good way to catch up without as much wasted time as a meeting.If you prefer to eat lunch alone, adjust accordingly. I was providing loose guidance, not a strict prescription.