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"The lunch break is for eating so go back to work"
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"I didn't have time to eat because I was running YOUR errands"
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"Lunch time is for eating"
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Redditors reacted in the comments
Many urged OP to never work during breaks. "I learned that the hard way." OP replied, "Even if I don't want to eat at that given moment, I AM taking that lunch break."
Others described other fun ways you can kill time during your break, even when you're not hungry. "Oh I'll take naps on my lunch." Said u/Seriously_jst_4real, "Granted I'm not in a store so there are a few places to sit down. But depending on the weather I've also gone out to my car. Set an alarm on my phone and chill."
u/TrenttheUncatchable1 added, "Years ago, I was the assistant mgr at a bank branch. Every day at lunch I'd drive around to the back of the strip mall my branch was next to and just park my car and read. If I used the break room, I was constantly interrupted. If I left, everything somehow managed to get taken care of for 45 minutes." -
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"Leave the building for your lunch"
u/RJack151 made a good point—if you're not in the building, your boss can't ask you for anything. Who wants to be at work during a lunch break anyway? Go outside and savor the fresh air.
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Malicious compliance shouldn't have been necessary
Once you let your boss use your precious break time to run work errands, you've unfortunately set a precedent that that sort of boundary-crossing behavior is acceptable. Best to squash these offenses before they become the norm.
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"Lunch isn't about eating"
Read the original thread here.
Entitled Employer Expects Employee to Run Work Errands During Lunch & Still Have Time to Eat
One day at work, redditor u/unitedstatesofLABIA wasn't feeling super hungry, so they agreed to help their boss with a few errands. Big mistake. It's easy to let these things slide in the moment, but the consequences of letting bosses cross boundaries—like using lunch breaks for work-related errands—can come back to bite you in the long run. That's why we have things like regulation in the first place. Without regulation, exploitation is inevitable.
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