Never Going Back - A Week of Not Eating Lunch at My Desk

Post by nimblegorilla » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 9:09 PM UTC

marknutter wrote: post #50

themodelplumber wrote: post #20

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>Why does it need to be an all or nothing proposition? This can depend on personality, circumstances, etc. IMO if someone is stuck in a rut and decides the only way out is a complete polar switch, good for them. At least they are making a change for what they feel is the better. They might already know that they don't do well with half-switches and tend to fall back into the same orbit. Or they might just be really o…

I'm fine with people making polar switches but there's no need to write about it as though the thing they switched from is the "wrong" choice. Can't it just be wrong sometimes and/or for some people ? Of course, " Sometimes Going Back - A Week of Sometimes Not Eating Lunch at My Desk " doesn't play as well as the original title..

Post by saraid216 » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 9:22 PM UTC

crazygringo wrote: post #61

hnriot wrote: post #18

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I find this quite ridiculous, people are not these fragile creatures that can't see, hear or smell anything other than the usual office sights, sounds and aromas. I think you're over thinking this. Unless you're eating weird stuff like boiled lungfish or whatever then I suspect nobody is paying the slightest attention to you eating chips or an apple.

You've clearly never sat next to someone in a quiet office, who is crunching on fistfuls of banana chips for an hour with their mouth open. I swear it would echo , those things are so loud. Maybe it's the whole mouth-open thing that does it. But not everyone manages to eat discreetly, or even 'normally'. In a loud office, it might not be so bad, but when the office is otherwise quiet, it keeps you from concentrating…

Post by pkaye » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 9:28 PM UTC

nimblegorilla wrote: post #71

marknutter wrote: post #50

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I'm fine with people making polar switches but there's no need to write about it as though the thing they switched from is the "wrong" choice. Can't it just be wrong sometimes and/or for some people ? Of course, " Sometimes Going Back - A Week of Sometimes Not Eating Lunch at My Desk " doesn't play as well as the original title..

I think eating at your desk is a wrong choice. There is almost no benefit to eating at your desk. The only potential upside is that you get "more" work done. Anyone who has the opportunity should leave their desk at least three times a week for lunch.

Post by michaelcampbell » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 10:04 PM UTC

hnriot wrote: post #18

buckbova wrote: post #2

I never eat lunch at my desk because I think it's inconsiderate to my coworkers. They should not have to smell or see what I am eating, let alone hear me crunch into chips or an apple.

I find this quite ridiculous, people are not these fragile creatures that can't see, hear or smell anything other than the usual office sights, sounds and aromas. I think you're over thinking this. Unless you're eating weird stuff like boiled lungfish or whatever then I suspect nobody is paying the slightest attention to you eating chips or an apple.

Post by redbad » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 10:42 PM UTC

buckbova wrote: post #54

slm_HN wrote: post #48

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If the sound of a bag rustling sends you into such a tailspin what does an overheard conversation do? At some point you simply have to develop the power of concentration. Try focusing intently on your work rather than focusing intently on your surroundings.

I don't take personal calls at my desk. My phone is on silent at all times when at the office. If I need to make a call, I step out. I would like others to do the same. Edit: Even my desk phone is on silent. It sounds a single beep when the phone rings.

    > I don't take personal calls at my desk. My phone is on 
    > silent at all times when at the office. If I need to 
    > make a call, I step out.
    >
    > Even my desk phone is on silent. It sounds a single beep 
    > when the phone rings.

    > I would like others to do the same.