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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very true. My Boomer or older GenX coworkers are psycho about their lunch hours. They won’t take phone calls, answer chats and guard it as sacred. They won’t even move their lunch break around for important meetings with clients. [/quote]

Unless your workplace will let you leave early if you don't take lunch, that's smart.[/quote]I'm a Millennial and I've never worked a job that fit in 40 hours (e.g., BigLaw).  I work through lunch because those are minutes I could sleep or see my kids.[/quote]

This.

I struggle with staying motivated
at work when I know my brain is fried, and I could be doing other things instead of sitting there trying to squeeze a few more productive minutes out of my work day, while everything else waits.  Getting outside, going to the gym, running an errand or two, helps reset my brain and then I can get more work done later.  Takes more than a lame 30 minute lunch break.

My office recently approved a 1 hour PAID wellness break in addition to a 30 min lunch break, and a mid day flex period that can be used adjacently. It’s fantastic!

The benefits of flexibility like that are scientifically proven, but many employers hate it for some reason.  It makes no sense because they are getting better work product.  I think most orgs are TERRIBLE at tracking results, and can only measure employee contribution by hours spent in the office.  It’s so out of touch.[/quote]

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