Lunch Hour Pregunta

[Panthro]

If I eat lunch at my desk does that count for me taking a lunch? If I come in at 8...eat my sammich...do I count it as a working lunch? I can't work more than 40 hours a week per my contract. I also don't want to work more and not be compensated for it.

[Hawk]

for me, it doesn't count...but I still end up doing it anyway.

before, lunch was for lunch and cribbage!!!

[TheRealDeal]

Get some friends and eat lunch with them

Problem solved

[boo7382]

I sit at my desk and I also answer the phones during lunch.

Pretty much our whole office sits in the conference room and eats together everyday around 1130. I don't eat until about sometime between 1 and 230, so I always sit at my desk unless I'm going out somewhere.

Just getting ready to eat my sarad right now and read this MMQB article.

[Panthro]

Get some friends and eat lunch with them

Problem solved

lol

I've been going out to eat too much as of late. This is a way for me to both eat healthier and save an extra $15 a day.

[mr beauxjangles]

If I eat lunch at my desk then I usually just count the time that I spent eating (and simultaneously browsing the huddle) as non-work time. But when I at at my desk I'll usually only take 15 minutes or so. So instead of 9:00-6:00 with a one hour lunch break I'll work 9:00-5:30 or something. If you work straight through while you're eating lunch then yeah you're still working. I never get a week that's just 40 hours though, so it really doesn't matter for me.

[TheRealDeal]

I too tried to eat lunch at work but it gives a good break up to the day when you get to leave and eat. I eat with the same 2-3 coworkers everyday and we usually go out to eat, costing between 8-10 dollars a day.

I was thinking about buying a mini fridge for my office thus making eating at work and brining my lunch easier because it opens up options for me but I haven't made that move just yet.

I love fast food but I don't get to eat it year round so when I do I usually go all out.

[Jase]

we don't do billable hours or timesheets. It's pretty nice.

[TheRealDeal]

If I eat lunch at my desk then I usually just count the time that I spent eating (and simultaneously browsing the huddle) as non-work time. But when I at at my desk I'll usually only take 15 minutes or so. So instead of 9:00-6:00 with a one hour lunch break I'll work 9:00-5:30 or something. If you work straight through while you're eating lunch then yeah you're still working. I never get a week that's just 40 hours though, so it really doesn't matter for me.

When I started at this company I was a temp and was strictly 40 hours.

Now I'm a normal, salaried employee and haven't seen a 40 hour work week in a long time.

[Darth Urious]

if eating a sammich is considered work, then your sammich is too big...

but yeah, I would count it as being on duty if you're at your desk/answering phones/posting on the huddle...

[thefuzz]

Commission only.

There is no off time for me.

[boo7382]

if eating a sammich is considered work, then your sammich is too big...

but yeah, I would count it as being on duty if you're at your desk/answering phones/posting on the huddle...

Id rather be on the Huddle talking to you guys than forcing awkward conversation with the miserable people I work with.

Well, there is one guy I talk to a lot, but I waste work-time for that :)

Plus, there isn't really anywhere I could go...I mean I guess I could eat on the patio by myself but meh. I drove to get my food today (I usually bring my runch since Ive been trying to eat healthier) so just getting out for 15 mins or so does it for me.

I don't mind eating and answering phones/huddling though. Pays off on those days when I leave and go out to eat for like 2 hours. We do timecards but Im paid the same amount anyways...pretty much pointless to do them, but it always says 30 mins for lunch regardless of how long I take

[The Saltman]

I'm on salary so *** all of you!!!!