'Don’t be that coworker that works through their lunch break': Employees discuss whether if it's okay or not to spend your lunch break working

Being THAT coworker may be ruining your work life.It's complicated to say what is a good action as an employee and what isn't. Some things are quite obvious, of course, like, for example, not sleeping on the job. But not everything about being a good employee is specifically clear. When we talk about breaks, for example, it seems as if the best employees do not take them. They work through them as if they were machines that never needed a rest. But your contract says that you are entitled to them to eat and to take a coffee break, for example. So isn't it not taking them going against what the company wants you to do? Or maybe it's the subtext of everything. They tell you you have a break that you get to enjoy however you want, when, in reality, it's preferable for you to not take them… I don't really know. In my opinion, about this whole thread of discourse, is that if you have a break, take it. Nothing is THAT important that you can´t even stop to get a cup of coffee or to eat your salad. You don't have to be eating at your desk --which, by the way, is actually annoying for other coworkers, as they have to smell your food when working. You have a designated space to eat. Use it!…

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