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Office assistants bringing food to your desk. So you don't have to leave your desk ever, for any reason. Call me crazy but I quite like standing up and leaving

Office assistants bringing food to your desk. So you don't have to leave your desk ever, for any reason. Call me crazy but I quite like standing up and leaving my desk to get some lunch.

jasoncartwright 13y ago
That's fine. We don't chain people to their desks, but if you're in the zone then lunch can be delivered.
rheide 13y ago
Leaving your desk and going for a stroll (outside or inside) is great for mental peace. Standing in a long queue with a horde of other people for 15 minutes is not. This is an elegant solution to the problem :) (Disclaimer: I am a Potato.)
- mathattack 13y ago
  I'm also in the "I like to get up and out of the office even for a few minutes" camp, though I hate waiting in line. I've seen the opposite - where I've been in a capital markets job where I couldn't leave my desk, and the office assistant screwed up the order at least twice a week.
- dagw 13y ago
  I solve the waiting in line problem by eating lunch slightly later than normal. I find that around 13.30 I can hit even the most popular of lunch places and hardly find any lines.
- brianbreslin 13y ago
  One solution is employees order the food and then go pick it up, skipping lines. Change of scenery is often great for mental stimulation. Sitting at a desk 20 hours straight only works for those on adderal. Kudos to your intern for building this.
- jon-wood 13y ago
  Fair point, I spend most of my week working from home, and when in the office we have a rota for people making lunch which we thence sit down to eat, so I'm a little out of touch with the lunchtime rush! I'm totally behind the idea of lunch at work, I just think its something that can be handled far better than dumping a meal at your desk
scrabble 13y ago
So you don't have to leave your desk ever, for any reason. That's quite the stretch. The option to have lunch brought to your desk is great when you're in the middle of something and don't want to get out of the zone. On the other hand, I don't see how it forbids you from getting up and taking a break. I definitely don't want to know how they've handled potty breaks if, like you say, you don't ever have to get up from your desk.
- dhimes 13y ago
  handled Can't unsee. :-)

Office assistants bringing food to your desk. So you don't have to leave your desk ever, for any reason. Call me crazy but I quite like standing up and leaving my desk to get some lunch.

jasoncartwright 13y ago

That's fine. We don't chain people to their desks, but if you're in the zone then lunch can be delivered.

rheide 13y ago

Leaving your desk and going for a stroll (outside or inside) is great for mental peace. Standing in a long queue with a horde of other people for 15 minutes is not. This is an elegant solution to the problem :) (Disclaimer: I am a Potato.)

mathattack 13y ago
I'm also in the "I like to get up and out of the office even for a few minutes" camp, though I hate waiting in line. I've seen the opposite - where I've been in a capital markets job where I couldn't leave my desk, and the office assistant screwed up the order at least twice a week.
dagw 13y ago
I solve the waiting in line problem by eating lunch slightly later than normal. I find that around 13.30 I can hit even the most popular of lunch places and hardly find any lines.
brianbreslin 13y ago
One solution is employees order the food and then go pick it up, skipping lines. Change of scenery is often great for mental stimulation. Sitting at a desk 20 hours straight only works for those on adderal. Kudos to your intern for building this.
jon-wood 13y ago
Fair point, I spend most of my week working from home, and when in the office we have a rota for people making lunch which we thence sit down to eat, so I'm a little out of touch with the lunchtime rush! I'm totally behind the idea of lunch at work, I just think its something that can be handled far better than dumping a meal at your desk

scrabble 13y ago

So you don't have to leave your desk ever, for any reason. That's quite the stretch. The option to have lunch brought to your desk is great when you're in the middle of something and don't want to get out of the zone. On the other hand, I don't see how it forbids you from getting up and taking a break. I definitely don't want to know how they've handled potty breaks if, like you say, you don't ever have to get up from your desk.

dhimes 13y ago
handled Can't unsee. :-)