I had the CTO of a startup reach out to me multiple times over the course of a year. It was in a similar space to the company I was at at that time. When I ca

I had the CTO of a startup reach out to me multiple times over the course of a year. It was in a similar space to the company I was at at that time. When I came by, the office was basically a large open room with what amounted to something like long picnic tables for desks (their version of open office) that resembled a call center. The CTO then mentioned that teams take their lunches together. I was there during the lunch time, there was little chatter, banter, or any non-work interaction. That was the last discussion with that company. I like that google has multiple locations for lunch and employees roam and get out of their buildings (been invited many times). Where I am, we have a catered lunch, generally do it as a team, but I am not in every day...and caterers get lazy over time. So, lunch w/ the team every couple of days is ok. When I am at home, lunch is about getting outside and getting a ride or a surf session in. A small meal and exercise is much better for me than sitting around and chit chatting.