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Out to Lunch?
Lunch as we knew it may be thing of the past. There’s no time for it, no booze with it, so what’s it all about?
If you find yourself munching your lunch in front of your computer you are one of the new breed known as ‘desk-diners’. More and more workers are deserting pubs and restaurants during their lunch hour, opting instead for a sandwich at their desk. Some catering companies like Sodexho will even deliver lunch straight to your desk via their online service.
According to a report by analysts Data Monitor, the lunchtime habits of UK workers have changed dramatically in the past decade due to ‘time pressures and work demands’. Long, boozy lunches are a thing of the past – in 2006 the average British worker spends just 19 minutes 42 seconds on lunch despite being entitled to an hour. This, according to a survey for Post-It Notes, is a shocking 26% less than 6 months ago, when the average lunchbreak was measured at 26 minutes.
Lunch is for guys?
The Eurest Lunchtime report 2004 found that women are more likely to skip lunch than their male colleagues, and on average women took an average of four minutes less than their male counterparts. When they do take a break they are more likely to use the time for other things.
Jennifer Foster, a secretary from Manchester, plans her lunch break a week in advance. She says: ‘Food is usually the last thing on my mind at lunchtime. This week, for example I’ve used my lunch hour to do the weekly shopping, go to the bank and take the dog to the vet. When I have the time I like to go for a work-out.’
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