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I am genuinely curious here, how does lunch work in an american 9 to 5? Everyone eats at their desk?

• kohanz 13y ago
  In Canada, which is culturally very similar, the typical lunch break us under 1 hour. in some strict places it's 30 minutes. People rarely go home for lunch. usually they bring lunch to work, or buy it, and eat in a common area.
  • wil421 13y ago
    Exactly, I only know of one person who goes home for lunch but that is because he lives half a mile away.
• molsongolden 13y ago
  Eat at your desk or stay later to make up for the time you took at lunch. It definitely depends on your industry and type of job but I don't know anyone outside of manufacturing/production/construction who actually works a strict 8-hour day.
• wil421 13y ago
  No, we either go out to lunch or eat at our works cafe if they have one. But either way most people only take 30min - 1 hour for lunch tops. Unless someone is in from out of town everyone usually is back within an hour. At least this is how most of the companies I've worked for and most people I know. But some do choose to eat at their desk, but why? I sit there all day.
• mynewwork 13y ago
  It's really 9 to 6 or 8 to 5. Most people take an hour for lunch (nearby restaurant, onsite cafeteria, brought from home).