{"id":973,"date":"2017-06-30T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=973"},"modified":"2017-06-30T17:08:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T17:08:53","slug":"lunch-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/lunch-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Half of Workers in Tech Still Take an Hour or More for Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inhaling a sandwich at your desk might be *your* norm, but it&#8217;s not *the* norm.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, 53%\u00a0percent of workers in tech say they generally take an hour or more for lunch, according to the latest results of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\">ongoing query<\/a> by Comparably.<\/p>\n<p><b>Workers in industries outside of tech:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-984\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/nontech.png\" alt=\"nontech\" width=\"962\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/nontech-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/nontech-768x207.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/nontech.png 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Workers in tech:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-981\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-981\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/techYAY.png\" alt=\"techYAY\" width=\"962\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/techYAY-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/techYAY-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/techYAY.png 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just 1 in 5 workers eats lunch at their desk, according to the results.<\/p>\n<p><b>The longest and shortest lunches<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Workers in some departments at tech companies showed a tendency for longer lunches than others &#8212; 59% of people in design and 56% of people in communications said they take lunch for an hour or more.<\/p>\n<p>Design:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-987\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-987\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/DESIGN.png\" alt=\"DESIGN\" width=\"477\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/DESIGN-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/DESIGN.png 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 85vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Communications:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-988\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/comms.png\" alt=\"comms\" width=\"473\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/comms-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/comms.png 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 85vw, 473px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Workers in product and operations were most likely to say they eat lunch at their desk (27%).<\/p>\n<p>Product:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-989\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/product-1.png\" alt=\"product\" width=\"471\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/product-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/product-1.png 471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 85vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Operations:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-990\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ops-1.png\" alt=\"ops\" width=\"465\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ops-1-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/ops-1.png 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 85vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest reading is as of June 27 and involves the responses of more than 10,000 workers.<\/p>\n<p><b>Long lunches are for the young<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Fifty-eight percent of workers 18 to 25 and 26 to 30 take an hour or more for lunch &#8212; the longest of any age group. Only 14% and 17%, respectively,\u00a0stay at their desks for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>18 to 25:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-991\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-991\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/18-25.png\" alt=\"18-25\" width=\"467\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/18-25-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/18-25.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>26 to 30:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-993\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/26-30-use.png\" alt=\"26-30-use\" width=\"470\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/26-30-use-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/26-30-use.png 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 470px) 85vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rate of those who eat lunch at their desks increases from there, peaking at 29% among those 51 to 60.<\/p>\n<p>51 to 55:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-994\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-1.png\" alt=\"56-60\" width=\"467\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-1.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>56 to 60:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/guest\/culture\/tech\/all-departments\/57-how-long-do-you-take-for-lunch-breaks\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-996\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-2.png\" alt=\"56-60\" width=\"467\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.comparably.com\/00000000\/b\/2017\/06\/56-60-2.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 85vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inhaling a sandwich at your desk might be *your* norm, but it&#8217;s not *the* norm. In fact, 53%\u00a0percent 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/lunch-breaks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read full-story <i class=\"cm cm-right-chevron\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,65],"tags":[69],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=973"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1033,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/973\/revisions\/1033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}