I found this article on the BBC News Magazine web page which got me all fired up just by it’s title “Are lunch breaks really for wimps?“. The article points to research which paints a truly scary picture of current work practices. The following are some quotes –
“Only one in six workers takes a regular lunch break.”
“One consequence of the credit crunch is that breaks are getting even shorter as job insecurity increases.”
“Employees are struggling to keep on top of to-do lists and think the answer is to work harder, eating a sandwich at their desk as opposed to taking a full lunch break, and also not having sufficient breaks during the rest of the day.”
“The vast majority of people are having lunch at their desk while working. That’s the average person now. Very rarely do they get out of the office.”
“If senior management create a culture that lunch is for wimps, it’s counter productive. We all need breaks.”
The research quoted in this article, if valid, foretells a very bleak scenario for