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I wonder if employers will be more receptive to regular breaks for knowledge workers who are mostly sedentary. One befits of working from home before being mand
by cebert 3y ago
I wonder if employers will be more receptive to regular breaks for knowledge workers who are mostly sedentary. One befits of working from home before being mandated back to the office was being able to go on a walk during lunch and less-critical meetings.
- sroussey 3y agoI always went on walks in the middle of the day at my office job. A quarter of the time I would bring a colleague, particularly from a different group but whom I would still interface with.
- WheatMillington 3y agoSurely you can do this from the office? I do.
- walthamstow 3y agoWhat kind of office/work culture do you have where you can't go for a walk at lunch?
- cebert 3y agoThere’s managers who make assumptions if you’re not in your seat you’re not working, which is one of the reasons I liked WFH.
- armchairhacker 3y agoCould you go for a walk during lunch in-office? My understanding is, unless the employer is paying you during lunch, they can’t mandate what you do. The only problems are 1) it’s not good socially if everyone else is eating lunch and you’re doing something else, and 2) your employer may not give or allow a long break during work hours, but I don’t how common that is (or how it would be justified, considering you’re not working for less hours).