I almost always bring lunch, but it seems I’m in the minority wherever I work.
Me too.
Pack . Way too expensive to eat from a vending machine or even to eat out
Both/either. Sometimes I meal plan but usually if a recent meal had enough leftovers I’ll do that. Also we can walk to get food or drive about 10-15 min
My employer makes food and provides snacks for the clients. Often there are leftovers, or enough to feed staff as well. We have fridges for storing that, and cold snacks. As well as separate countertop snack areas. Ideally it’s all for the clients, but we’re permitted to snack while working.
I work in a corporate environment that often has lunch catered for vips. I often wondered if you could actually survive by mooching off the leftovers
neither. my breakfast and lunch are both just a metric fuckton of coffee. then i eat giant dinner.
I did that for years but here lately I’m hangry beyond redemption by 11:30 and pretty much have to have lunch now.
I like eating out, it’s like my #1 luxury expense
Same here. I work 10-12 hour days, and it’s the only way to actually sit down for a bit in the middle of the day and take a break because if I bring a lunch, I’ll eat while I work.
I work somewhere with a good cafeteria, which makes me lucky.
too broke to eat out that often. its ~$10->$18 for lunch here. west coast. i cook dinners for 4-6 so my partner and i can take lunch.
Neither. I try not to eat while I’m at work. They sell all the junk food at work, so it can be difficult to not give in to temptation. I might indulge in a couple of uncrustables each night, but that’s fine with me.
My current job provides breakfast and lunch as a weird perk, but before this job I definitely packed my own lunches.
I pack whatever is left from the previous night’s dinner. I rarely order out for lunch, and save that for at home, then take the leftovers in to work the next day.
I also keep peanut butter and marshmallow fluff in my desk drawer in case there’s no leftovers. Like when the 17 year old decides to raid the fridge after we’ve gone to bed.
The last time I was in an office was back in 2016. It was a startup and we had a free buffet lunch every day. The CEO explained that it was better that people not have to plan for or leave for lunch, and that they talk to their coworkers while eating.
They started out being a full meal: Ribs and brisket, spaghetti and lasagna, tikka masala and vindaloo.
But after we got bought it became soup and sandwiches and salads. The last time I was ever in an office we had to actually buy our own lunch.
I’ve worked from home ever since.
Packed, always. I make big batches on my day off, it’s time consuming but my spending and my cholesterol are both down.
In the before times I would bring or buy things to snack on but never really ate an actual meal for lunch. Now I work remotely and often have a real lunch but I still usually take as little time as possible and work while I eat. There’s been a handful of times that I’ve brought my laptop to a restaurant and worked from there. I don’t usually like having a real lunch break when I’m in work mode, I find it distracting and anxiety inducing.
If I have leftovers I try to eat those but if not I’ll pick something up
