I get as many coffee breaks in the office as I want but it’s not like I get up, grab a cup and then play on my phone while I drink my coffee for 15 minutes. I get up, grab a cup, maybe say hi to someone as it brews an instant cup, then go back to my desk and drink while I am working. But no one is shadowing down my neck saying I can’t leave my desk until 10:15 and I need to be back by 10:30 or my pay is docked. Freedom and responsibility rather than strict time management and punishment.
Comment on Did the concept of 9-5 included a 30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks?
celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
Traditionally, a 9-5 included an hour long lunch break and as many coffee/smoke breaks as you wanted.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 13 hours ago
We need to strike for slow coffee machines. These instant pots are a tool of oppression!
AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
You’re making coffee in an instant pot? Tell me more!
KaiReeve@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Yeah, I think the 9-5 mentality comes from a time when men would spend most of the day socializing, drinking, and sexually harassing the secretary. Back then the boys would go to lunch whenever and leave the work to the nerds and the women.