brown567 comments on Youthful Optimism

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Most places I've worked at have allowed a 10-minute paid break, so I just pack something that I can eat quickly

I'm also fine with just not eating for 8 hours. Even on non-work days I tend to have a pretty light lunch

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm the same way. Sometimes I'll even skip breakfast and lunch and I'll only have problems if I go more than 12 hours or so.

That said, I'm paid salary and we don't track hours, so I only work through lunch if I'm behind on something. I can usually get my work done in 30-35 hours/week, so most days are pretty chill and I'll take breaks with my coworkers.

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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

In that position, I'd definitely take lunch

Unfortunately where I am employers usually only make people salaried if they're planning on requiring more than 40 hours a week from them

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

That's often true in my area, and there are weeks when I put in >40 hours. But since we're able to provide our own estimates and upper management is generally happy with our delivery (our dept tends to over-deliver on our yearly goals), we can generally keep things manageable.

But yeah, I do take lunch 99% of the time when I'm in the office, but more like 40% of the time when I WFH. Nobody seems to care when people leave early as long as the work gets done.

I think my company is a bit unique here, and it's why I stay. I could probably get a bit better pay elsewhere, but the work life balance makes up for it.

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