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Do you eat your lunch at your work desk or away?

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Question added by Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP , Group HR Performance Manager , FAMA Holdings Group
Date Posted: 2017/02/12
Manasa Kaslekar
by Manasa Kaslekar , Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist , Smyth and Bradshaw

Away but a common area is better like office cafeterias is better choice for lunch or snack breaks.

Office cafeterias are no longer treated as a place for eating alone. 

They are the ultimate stress relievers for people in the office.

It is also a place where workers can interact with ease across different departments. 

Corporate professionals don’t deny the fact that some of the best office ideas emerge in non-work places like the cafeteria.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

often i take it outside

but some times yes on my desk if i have more work and task on few time

 

Yahia mohamed  Amen Gad
by Yahia mohamed Amen Gad , إدارة - مدرب - , سنابل الأجيال للتعليم والتدريب

Thank you very much for the invitation and agreed with Ms. Dalal

Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

As a matter of fact, I do not prefer to have my lunch during working hours, even on my desk or away, but I do prefer to have my lunch at home after my finishing working hours, except when I have any commitment for business lunch, which usually out side working premises.  

What are the benefits of eating lunch?

 

* If you take lunch will take up less of snacks Quantity: Studies have shown that stop for lunch makes you deal with the amount of food less than those dealt with while you tasks your, and not to miss this meal contributes to reduce the amount of snacks to be addressed later.

 

* If you stop working for the lunch break will avoid exposure to the bacteria: The surface of a dedicated Office of papers and files only so no specialty food also because it may bring you a large number of bacteria that are not taken into account; as microbiologists saw that the desktop contains a number of bacteria more 400 times the number that contain toilets. So do not deal with lunch at your desk!

 

* The address and lunch will increase your productivity: Eating this meal provides brain energy after work for an hour long so will help you to complete your day actively in addition to increasing productivity and an additional incentive to master your business.

 

* Lunch will provide comfort to your digestive system: that eat by doing tasks your own may cause you heartburn and bloating because you may eat quickly without concern for the well-chew; so set aside time for lunch away from the files and tasks to improve digestion and elimination of health problems that may produce them.

 

 

# Break at work increases the production capacity *

 

Do you do resting while you work a waste of time? Studies have shown that this argument is incorrect and that the restrooms are exploited properly be more productive than those who are doing a rest stop in the afternoon only.

 

Publication of "Die Welt" site an article about how to take advantage of the break during the work report pointed out that allocated for workers in the legal framework breaks are not enough. It recommended the newspaper to take a half-hour rest in the middle of the day and before and after noon for 15 minutes in addition to taking breaks every hour for five minutes.

Some might say in this regard that it will inevitably lead to a lack of working hours and thus a lack of productivity. But the paper pointed out that there are studies that indicate that it takes these periods mentioned above, to produce more better.

It also mentioned that one of the biggest mistakes is a continuation of work during the noon break and avoid talking with colleagues about problems during lunch.

For a break for 15 minutes in the period before and after midday, it is advisable to leave the workplace it is best to go out to the open air. The five-minute break each hour must be tapped out of ideas circulating in the minds of employees.

Abdul Sattar Abdul Rasheed
by Abdul Sattar Abdul Rasheed , Supervoisor , M/s. Samara Trading Company

Thank you for the invitation. Yes usually We prefer to have our lunch out of the Office except any emergency  warranted to stay during this time.

Said Kamha PhD
by Said Kamha PhD , Training Manager, Local Safety Officer -Middle East , MEDA

Personally I prefer to have it away except when there are business obligations that require long office stay .   

Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

Away from my desk. I do concentrate properly on things i am doing. On dining table i wont work and on work desk i wont eat.

Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP
by Ali Ahmad SHRM-SCP , Group HR Performance Manager , FAMA Holdings Group

Great observations. I stay at a walking distance from my office. So, I usually walk out for some fresh air and grab a bite at home during the lunch break. :-)

Nasir Mahmood Dar
by Nasir Mahmood Dar , Radar Operator - Tracker , Royal Bahraini Air Force

Thanks to invite.

I always prefer to have a lunch away from work desk, might be late from regular time !

Asim Ali Khan
by Asim Ali Khan , Human Resources Director , Arab Media Group

I eat in my office with team mates.......................

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