I wish they would have mentioned in the title that this is US workers. I’d be curious to see how that compares to cultures where lunch is more revered.
Over half of workers regularly skip lunch on the job due to high food costs, increasing job pressure
Submitted 1 day ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
https://www.cnbc.com/make-it/2026/10/09/most-workers-say-they-regularly-skip-lunch-survey.html
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CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 1 day ago
DupaCycki@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Pretty sure it’s close to 0% in the EU. Definitely is in my country, and it’s among the lowest quality of life ones.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I skip lunch so I can leave earlier, not for any financial reason.
LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I don’t take a lunch because a) if I skip lunch I get to leave earlier and b) I don’t get that hungry when I’m occupied so I find it preferable to snack mid morning and mid afternoon while I work.
Malica@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Jesus fucking Christ it’s turning into the great depression out there :(
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 day ago
hey but the govt is reporting “4.5% unemployment rate”
Malica@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
Trump doesn’t allow accurate numbers ala North Korea.
stickyprimer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
By far the biggest thing I miss about working in the office, as opposed to from home, is the free lunch. That’s such a no-brain perk for any company that can afford it. Saves everyone the time of leaving to go to restaurants,builds morale when they all eat together, and it’s cheaper to feed a large group of people all at once than to send them off individually to retail.
MrFahrenheit@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
Jokes on them, I’m skipping lunch because I’m fat.
almost1337@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
At my old job when I was responsible for keeping SaaS services running I would frequently skip or work through my lunch, but I would also leave 30 minutes early.
whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Jokes on them I’m just not a lunch person. I snack through the day more.
ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 1 day ago
The concept of packing a lunch still escapes people, it seems. Buying lunch everyday was expensive BEFORE the prices shot up
unitedwithme@lemmy.today 1 day ago
Packing a lunch still costs money, just not as much as eating out. Skipping a meal is free.
I get it, some days I’m too busy, others it slows down an hour or two before I leave so I hold out until home. Days I do eat lunch, if I go out, I don’t feel so guilty bc I’ve not ate out all week. Otherwise I often pack leftovers that don’t get eaten.
VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 1 day ago
Only in monetary terms. I’d assume that the overall cost is negative.
mirshafie@europe.pub 1 day ago
Packing a lunch costs time, and it’s probably not going to be as healthy as what you could get at a restaurant.
I’m pretty thankful that my workplace has a restaurant with cheap but good food.
edible_funk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Depending where you eat out it could be quite a bit cheaper than making your own lunch. Food has gotten ridiculously expensive, but the local diner will still give me three fried porkchops, two scoops of mashed potatoes and gravy, and a side of green beans or corn with a soup or salad for thirteen dollars. You’d be hard pressed to get all that for that cost made at home.
Ninja876@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ramen, PB&J, etc was my goto for lunch. On Fridays I would go out to lunch w/ the team but not everyday like they did. Saved a ton.
Did the same thing on the road and pocketed the per diem… Send off diner was about the only time I went out and I could expense the meal. I was hosting the client after the project was complete per my management.
x00z@lemmy.world 1 day ago
In the last 10 years the price for a club sandwich has increased by 50% where I live in western Europe. Far more than inflation.
So yes it was relatively expensive but now it’s really expensive.