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Now that the majority of us are back in the office regularly, I'm noticing a trend that makes me slightly uncomfortable. It seems to me that a large number of people appear to be working through lunch breaks on a regular basis. Since joining the public service, I'm a firm believer that we shouldn't work any more than what we're paid to do and that means working your hours and taking your break(s) through the day. Now, I totally understand that some people may take an earlier or later lunch or may even be making up time but it seems unusual that so many would be in this boat at the same time.
Does anyone feel pressure being in-office to not take their lunch break and keep working through? I'm just trying to understand why people essentially appear to refuse to unplug for a few minutes and go for a walk or something.
When I worked in office I would almost always work through my breaks and lunch while eating at the same time. Not because there was any expectation, the opposite really. But breaks are so short, there’s nowhere to go no even a place close enough to get a coffee, and as someone with ADHD etc it’s hard to disengage when there’s nothing else. At home I would take my breaks and do a needed chore, an exercise, talk with my partner, sit on the patio; etc
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