Inhaling a sandwich at your desk might be *your* norm, but it’s not *the* norm.
In fact, 53% percent of workers in tech say they generally take an hour or more for lunch, according to the latest results of an ongoing query by Comparably.
Workers in industries outside of tech:
Workers in tech:
Just 1 in 5 workers eats lunch at their desk, according to the results.
The longest and shortest lunches
Workers in some departments at tech companies showed a tendency for longer lunches than others — 59% of people in design and 56% of people in communications said they take lunch for an hour or more.
Design:
Communications:
Workers in product and operations were most likely to say they eat lunch at their desk (27%).
Product:
Operations:
The latest reading is as of June 27 and involves the responses of more than 10,000 workers.
Long lunches are for the young
Fifty-eight percent of workers 18 to 25 and 26 to 30 take an hour or more for lunch — the longest of any age group. Only 14% and 17%, respectively, stay at their desks for lunch.
18 to 25:
26 to 30:
The rate of those who eat lunch at their desks increases from there, peaking at 29% among those 51 to 60.
51 to 55:
56 to 60:
