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This article is clickbaity. no lunch police will come knock at the door once you start eating your salad. It’s more about forcing workplace to provide a dedic

This article is clickbaity. no lunch police will come knock at the door once you start eating your salad. It’s more about forcing workplace to provide a dedicated space with a table, a fridge … the minimal amenities to have a civilized lunch. Establish rapport with your coworker, or focus on your cold pasta salad to reach mindfulness. If you want to save 2min40s and develop a ulcers, you are free to do so.

GekkePrutser 4y ago
Exactly. I often visit offices in France and people do eat at their desks there sometimes. There is no salad police. Going out to a nearby restaurant is big though. And I love doing it if there's time. It really makes the lunch break an actual break.
fartcannon 4y ago
He's not going to get ulcers. He works from home and isn't beholden to corporate rules. That said, a nice kitchen is nice.
throw10920 4y ago
The article isn't clickbaity in the slightest - it's illegal to eat your lunch at your desk in France. That's a fact. Something illegal is still illegal. Relying on non-enforcement at some companies is absolutely absurd - not only is enforcement of something like this going to vary (so some poor unlucky souls won't have the option at all), but you open yourself up to selective enforcement. It feel blindingly obvious that the correct thing to do is to remove this ridiculous law, and then, if you want "the minimal amenities to have a civilized lunch" - then legislate that, not some absurd illiberal law that removes a choice that is very desirable for some people. I say this as someone who sometimes wants to eat lunch at my desk so I can get off earlier, and other times will go out to eat with co-workers and enjoy their company. There's no reason to not give me that choice. > One female labor inspector noted in her report of 1901 that women saw the enforcement of the law as "tyrannical." Tyrannical indeed.
- dopidopHN 4y ago
  How many lunches did you have at work in France ? I would say I had a few thousands, so let me speak from experiences - You can eat how you want, rest assured you have the choice to eat at your desk if you wish to do so. Again, the lunch police is not gonna burst at your office because of that. - the breakdown of amenities is already settle legally ( the more employee, the more amenities. Threshold at 10, 50 and 100 employees.) As a French elector, I like that law being in place. You should become a citizen and find a representative to vote against it.
5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
Ulcers don't develop from "bad eating habits", that's old wife's tale. Please don't spread misinformation, someone might take this seriously.
- dopidopHN 4y ago
  Yeah fair, going forward I will postface my messages here with a warning about medical and financial advices.
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GekkePrutser 4y ago

Exactly. I often visit offices in France and people do eat at their desks there sometimes. There is no salad police. Going out to a nearby restaurant is big though. And I love doing it if there's time. It really makes the lunch break an actual break.

fartcannon 4y ago

He's not going to get ulcers. He works from home and isn't beholden to corporate rules. That said, a nice kitchen is nice.

throw10920 4y ago

The article isn't clickbaity in the slightest - it's illegal to eat your lunch at your desk in France. That's a fact. Something illegal is still illegal. Relying on non-enforcement at some companies is absolutely absurd - not only is enforcement of something like this going to vary (so some poor unlucky souls won't have the option at all), but you open yourself up to selective enforcement. It feel blindingly obvious that the correct thing to do is to remove this ridiculous law, and then, if you want "the minimal amenities to have a civilized lunch" - then legislate that, not some absurd illiberal law that removes a choice that is very desirable for some people. I say this as someone who sometimes wants to eat lunch at my desk so I can get off earlier, and other times will go out to eat with co-workers and enjoy their company. There's no reason to not give me that choice. > One female labor inspector noted in her report of 1901 that women saw the enforcement of the law as "tyrannical." Tyrannical indeed.

dopidopHN 4y ago
How many lunches did you have at work in France ? I would say I had a few thousands, so let me speak from experiences - You can eat how you want, rest assured you have the choice to eat at your desk if you wish to do so. Again, the lunch police is not gonna burst at your office because of that. - the breakdown of amenities is already settle legally ( the more employee, the more amenities. Threshold at 10, 50 and 100 employees.) As a French elector, I like that law being in place. You should become a citizen and find a representative to vote against it.

5e92cb50239222b 4y ago

Ulcers don't develop from "bad eating habits", that's old wife's tale. Please don't spread misinformation, someone might take this seriously.

dopidopHN 4y ago
Yeah fair, going forward I will postface my messages here with a warning about medical and financial advices.
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