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We need more of this in America. Perhaps we just need to take the time ourselves and leave no apologies. Too many meetings get scheduled over lunch and people l

We need more of this in America. Perhaps we just need to take the time ourselves and leave no apologies. Too many meetings get scheduled over lunch and people lose their windows of opportunity. This has somewhat shifted with remote work too and when one decides to take their lunch. I’ve started to do that at the beginning or end of the day because I know I won’t have a chance midday.

zdragnar 4y ago
No, we really don't need more laws governing our behavior, especially at home. Culturally, I do agree that people should have the opportunity to get mental breaks- things like non-working lunch ought to be as important as any meeting. Writing it into law just creates more perverse incentives, though. Punishing people who chose to eat at their desk- even if they aren't working!- is asinine and counterproductive.
sokoloff 4y ago
I have 12-1 blocked on my calendar every day. I will take the rare meeting in that slot (just like I'd take the rare "sit and eat with a colleague on a scheduled rather than ad-hoc basis" while we were in the office), but most days that's a meeting-free hour where I can go make lunch, walk the dog, listen to some music, or whatever suits me. Blocking your calendar is low-effort and will likely be high-payoff.
- thenerdhead 4y ago
  Everyone blocks their calendar off and it still happens. That’s why I commented in the first place. Respecting said hour especially working remotely with teammates in various time zones is the challenge. Add on the workplace culture and it can be even more challenging.
- cudgy 4y ago
  “most days that's a meeting-free hour where I can go make lunch, walk the dog, listen to some music, or whatever suits me.” You can do all this in an hour? Do you live in the same building as your work? I assume that your working from home.
  - sokoloff 4y ago
    I am working from home (also note that it’s an “or list”).
wutbrodo 4y ago
> Too many meetings get scheduled over lunch and people lose their windows of opportunity. Why not just put a daily block on your calendar during your lunch hour? It seems pretty bizarre to require everyone to take their break at the exact same time, instead of when it makes the most sense for them
- thenerdhead 4y ago
  What I was trying to say is that we should protect individuals lunch hours whenever they are and not let our new world of remote work take over that time. I like many others block off their calendar to do anything such as get a bite to eat, but the challenge is a FOMO of what you miss out on or the interpersonal challenges you have with people who expect you to be somewhere when you should be on lunch.

zdragnar 4y ago

No, we really don't need more laws governing our behavior, especially at home. Culturally, I do agree that people should have the opportunity to get mental breaks- things like non-working lunch ought to be as important as any meeting. Writing it into law just creates more perverse incentives, though. Punishing people who chose to eat at their desk- even if they aren't working!- is asinine and counterproductive.

sokoloff 4y ago

I have 12-1 blocked on my calendar every day. I will take the rare meeting in that slot (just like I'd take the rare "sit and eat with a colleague on a scheduled rather than ad-hoc basis" while we were in the office), but most days that's a meeting-free hour where I can go make lunch, walk the dog, listen to some music, or whatever suits me. Blocking your calendar is low-effort and will likely be high-payoff.

thenerdhead 4y ago
Everyone blocks their calendar off and it still happens. That’s why I commented in the first place. Respecting said hour especially working remotely with teammates in various time zones is the challenge. Add on the workplace culture and it can be even more challenging.
cudgy 4y ago
“most days that's a meeting-free hour where I can go make lunch, walk the dog, listen to some music, or whatever suits me.” You can do all this in an hour? Do you live in the same building as your work? I assume that your working from home.
- sokoloff 4y ago
  I am working from home (also note that it’s an “or list”).

wutbrodo 4y ago

> Too many meetings get scheduled over lunch and people lose their windows of opportunity. Why not just put a daily block on your calendar during your lunch hour? It seems pretty bizarre to require everyone to take their break at the exact same time, instead of when it makes the most sense for them

thenerdhead 4y ago
What I was trying to say is that we should protect individuals lunch hours whenever they are and not let our new world of remote work take over that time. I like many others block off their calendar to do anything such as get a bite to eat, but the challenge is a FOMO of what you miss out on or the interpersonal challenges you have with people who expect you to be somewhere when you should be on lunch.