If someone told me that I had to have lunch at my desk, I'd tell them to pound sand. In both jobs I've had, the opposite has been encouraged. At my current job

If someone told me that I had to have lunch at my desk, I'd tell them to pound sand. In both jobs I've had, the opposite has been encouraged. At my current job, we go out for a team lunch most days (sadly not paid for by the company). I'd lose my shit if I sat at my desk for 9 hours straight. At my old job, I used to go to the gym at lunch, and it had to be at a set time due to classes. I blocked it out in my calendar indefinitely and made sure everyone knew. I also made my displeasure very apparent the few times it was booked over. As far as I was concerned, going to the gym was more productive than any meeting I could participate in, my productivity was at its peak right after the gym.