Hardware store employees leave customers mid-sale to comply with boss's strict lunch break schedule, until HR gets involved: ‘He had gotten in trouble’

When lunch calls, you must answer…No employee in their right mind would ever pass on the opportunity to take a break from work, especially when food is involved. Sure, there are some people who prefer having lunch at their desks while they keep working, but even they have a good reason to do it, which usually has something to do with saving time and money instead of going on a break. Still, most employees count down the minutes on the clock until it's time for their lunch break, and they use up every last drop of free time they have before going back to work. It's what helps us all get through the workday.So, in theory, if your boss is very firm about when you need to take your lunch break, it doesn't sound like such a bad thing. After all, better to have a boss who makes sure you go on a break on time than a boss who tries to take your valuable breaks away altogether.However, the story below proves that a strict break schedule might not be as good as it sounds, especially when you work in a dynamic work environment. What does that mean, you ask? Well, if you work on your own schedule at your own desk, going on a lunch break at exactly 1:00 pm shouldn't be that hard. But if you wo…

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