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I have managed to do hour+ long midday walks pretty much all my working life. It's not something I pre-negotiate and the degree of said freedom varies from plac
by pwm 9y ago
I have managed to do hour+ long midday walks pretty much all my working life. It's not something I pre-negotiate and the degree of said freedom varies from place to place. Nevertheless I rarely had any problems from this habit and the benefits for me hugely outweigh the occasional confrontation. I might be lucky but it seems these companies clearly care more about results than dogma.
- pmoriarty 9y agoHow do you get lunch in, in addition to your mid-day walk? Do you get more than an hour for lunch?
- kcorbitt 9y agoNot the OP, but I have similar habits. My workplace expects me to be productive, and taking 40-90 minutes off in the afternoon once in a while to walk and think helps me be more productive than I otherwise would be, as well as less stressed. My workplace may be an outlier here (they also provide nap pods and game rooms, so obviously condone taking breaks) but I've never had anybody confront me about it -- not sure that my coworkers notice, and if they have I doubt they care.
- lostcolony 9y agoUnless you're required to clock in/out, or you -never- have meetings away from your desk, no one notices. It's only if you have issues delivering that a manager is going to start paying attention to when you're not at your desk and notice you're gone longer than an hour.