19-year-old worker is forced to work 8 hours without break, works 30 minute lunch unpaid: 'Flip the store sign to closed'

Breaks are not only important to the self but to productivity. There are countless studies that show breaks are essential for productive work. They give you a chance to energize recharge and return to your work renewed. That's why systems like the Pomodoro technique are so popular… they work. You buckle down for 25 minutes, then you get a 5-minute break. Rinse and repeat and take 30 after 4 Pomodoros. It's amazing how fast the work will fly by. It's easier to do a job when you know you have a break scheduled. We humans need little treats in order to keep going, and lunch is one of them. If you take away lunch, you take away the motivation to keep going. 

Especially over the course of an 8-hour workday. 8 hours is a heck of a long time, and you need something to break it up. But that's not what happened in this story. Read on for the details.

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