Half Hour Lunches are better than longer lunches, amirite?

Fam they use to pay for lunch, the system is broke regardless the length of the lunch

by Anonymous 13 hours ago

I agree the system is broken but hourly wagers almost never got lunches paid. Anecdote - I had a coworker who was 20-30 years older than me and told me how he started out in the drafting room for an engineering company and his schedule was 8-12, 12:30-16:30, lunch unpaid but you were practically kicked out the building at quitting time.

by Character_School9601 13 hours ago

I like leaving during lunch. I cannot stay in the building that long.

by Anonymous 13 hours ago

Working through lunch and getting paid the whole time is best. And then leaving earlier because of it.

by Zbartell 13 hours ago

Not legal in most US states. Tennis your workday exceeds four hours a break is mandatory.

by Puzzled_Place 12 hours ago

Good thing neither me nor my boss are snitches so big brother wont have to come tell us to take a break

by Anonymous 12 hours ago

You definitely are not mandated a break in the US.

by Worried-Awareness 12 hours ago

Depends on the state

by Anonymous 12 hours ago

Right, but if it's a state-by-state thing, it means it's not mandated in the US.

by Ok_Agency1804 12 hours ago

No it doesn't, only union workers are required breaks.

by Worried-Awareness 11 hours ago

19 states say otherwise. Also, you are ignoring the fact that employers compete for workers, so if one company does it, the others will as well. Also also, employers define work hours. Just because you want to pull a shorter lunch doesnt mean your boss will let you. My employer's hours are 830-530, but employees work a flex schedule….745-530, with the earliest you can leave is 445.

by Anonymous 11 hours ago

So not the majority of states as previously stated, also look at all the exemptions.

by Worried-Awareness 11 hours ago

A mandate doesnt mean it doesnt happen. There is no mandate to pay above minimum wage either, but almost all employers do so, for the same reason they have benefits.

by Anonymous 11 hours ago

I don't even like taking lunches. Buuuut it's the law so I have to lol

by Anonymous 11 hours ago

I physically can't eat in that amount of time but I do want to get the hell out of there. But it's a physical job and i'm absolutely starving and can't focus by noon. Every day I have to eat genuinely as fast as I can and it's never long enough

by Agreeable_Cellist 11 hours ago

Really?! I can down a whole meal in less than 10 minutes. Probably not great for me and I intentionally work on slowing down.

by Anonymous 10 hours ago

This sounds like it's been written by a teenager that has never had a job, LOL.

by jerrold48 10 hours ago

I'm 45 and have had plenty of jobs and I agree with op. 9 hour workday with 1 hour lunch sucks bc I'm there longer. If I'm financially (and calorie) responsible by packing lunch then I have to much extra time in my lunch break. Idv rather be there 8.5 hours and eat a packed lunch so I'm either starting or leaving 30 minutes late/ early.

by Stephanhodkiewi 9 hours ago

I agree with OP and I've been in the corporate world for 5 years now. I just like to be done with the workday as early as I can.

by uwintheiser 9 hours ago

This. Every job I could I opted out of lunch just to get out earlier. Asked for earlier start times too. There is a massive difference being out at 3 versus 5.

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

Been working many jobs for 12 years. "my boss should have less control over my life" sounds like a pretty normal statement. I agree with op

by Anonymous 9 hours ago

I prefer being able to have more time to eat plus do something else if I want during that hour, and it's especially convenient for those who go out for lunch or to do an errand during the hour. When it's nice out I will usually walk for a bit before returning to my office.

by UnlikelyMusician625 8 hours ago

Everyone? Employees where I work were excited when the company went from mandatory 45 minutes to 30 minutes. For precisely the reason you mention. Though no one cares if you make it 45 minutes, except in production I guess. We can get up to 60 minutes, since they put us into an off grounds building, extending the walk to the cafeteria by one kilometre. So they count walking as work.

by Anonymous 8 hours ago

Only if I could leave 30 minutes early

by OkDesign5175 8 hours ago

Eh my husband loves his 1 hour lunch. He eats and then either reads or goes for a walk. It really helps his mental health for a long break in the day.

by Anonymous 7 hours ago

I second this. 30 Minutes are enough for me!

by Bret08 7 hours ago

I believe lunch should be paid and included in your eight hours but I think in the US that makes me a communist.

by Ok_Agency1804 6 hours ago

How about skipping lunch and leaving early.

by eberttwila 6 hours ago

How about not every job can do that.

by Anonymous 6 hours ago

It was a suggestion, I didn't say every job allows it. Also have you even tried?

by eberttwila 6 hours ago

It was a suggestion. I didnt say you said anything. It doesnt matter what I personally do. Not all jobs are the same, so from that elementary deduction, you can assume that option isn't available.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

So you think that a workplace with a shorter lunch would… shorten your work day? I worked retail with half hour lunch. They would schedule me 8.5 hours.

by Weimannsamantha 5 hours ago

OP's point was with an hour lunch they'd schedule you for 9.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Except they wouldnt because no retailer wants someone with over 40 hours.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Generally speaking, retailers schedule your breaks and work hours. You are not allowed to just punch in or out whenever you want unless you want to risk looking for work elsewhere.

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Right. What I'm saying is that scheduling someone for 9 hour shifts wouldn't result in overtime if they're taking a 1-hour unpaid lunch.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

If they gave you an hour lunch they'd schedule 9 though.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

3 30min paid breaks is what I get. Wouldn't mind lunch being a bit longer though as it's usually the one most of us eat on

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

If your work could allow, it I think lunch should be a flexible amount of time. If you want to take 10 minutes eat your desk. If you want to go out to lunch I think two hours should be fine.

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

Need time for prep because it's fresh, tasty, healthy lunch here. Then need time to relax after it goes in. Beverage always consumed slowly. Better for digestion. Oh, are you talking about lunch while working for others?

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

In my country, lunch break is 1 hour and 30 minutes, so people can sleep after eating.

by Natural-Ad-8944 4 hours ago

What's your typical work day then? Like start and finish time

by Stephanhodkiewi 3 hours ago

You only have 30 min for lunch? Jesus man Where is this?

by Javontecollier 3 hours ago

well, are they willing to shave off 15 or 30 mins more of their weekly hours or would they rather stay longer?? I'm guessing if they are on a salary then they would want the longer lunch because then it wouldn't matter anyway..

by Livid-Internet-8664 3 hours ago

Takes me 10 minutes to get to my gate from my office. 30 min isn't enough if you didn't bring food that day.

by howellahmed 3 hours ago

If you bring your lunch to work or they feed you onsite every day, yes a 30 min lunch can work. That is not the case for the majority of people though.

by marcelogrimes 3 hours ago

You think the majority of people are buying take out/dine in lunch daily? That explains why people are so broke.

by Stephanhodkiewi 3 hours ago

Thats a weird thing to say.

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

Not really. It's way cheaper to pack lunch than buy daily.

by Stephanhodkiewi 2 hours ago

I work retail and we get the choice to take a half hour or hour lunch (really just depends on if you're trying to make more hours) and everyone chooses the hour. The only time I've chosen half hour is when my boss let me go home 30 mins early because of it, and because I had no food to eat. Hour lunches give me time to go out and get food if I need to, time to eat my food, and then time after to relax while it settles. If I hopped right back into working after eating (my job is pretty busy, there's lots of running around, especially because i'm a commercial delivery driver and trying to get orders out as soon as possible) I would throw up.

by No-Bodybuilder4610 2 hours ago

I once had a job that gave me an hour and a half of breaks, I only worked 6 and a half hours a day and I was paid more there than I am at my current job with one 30 min break.

by Appropriate_Can 2 hours ago

If I am working per project/bid you know it's a 15 minute lunch. Otherwise it's as long as normal.

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

My work day is 12 hrs and I still get a 30 minute lunch 😮‍💨

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

*laughs in European*

by Left-Oven 52 minutes ago

I like a full hour lunch. It gives me time to either play a board game with a coworker or go home and have lunch with my wife (she WFH). But if I'm doing neither of those things, then yeah I take a 30 minute lunch.

by Anonymous 50 minutes ago

Half an hour is not enough time if you want to go out for lunch

by Material-Road 45 minutes ago

That's true but do you want to go out for lunch at work often enough that it is worth extending your work day by 30 minutes daily?

by Stephanhodkiewi 15 minutes ago