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How do you guys work out lunches and breaks? I’ve only worked either by myself or as a small group. By myself I tend to skip breaks and sometimes lunch. As a small crew, we usually all take lunch together.
When I worked with my father, we all took breaks and lunch at the same time. Now that I work for myself I don’t take breaks very often and lunch is whenever it is convenient v
Anything is possible if your wallet is thick enough ~ my father
I take lunch right around lunch time. I like to get some good food for lunch. Fridays usually include a good beer too. After lunch I take a power nap and at this time I get my material ordered and do some messages and such.
We just take half an hour for lunch around 12:30 or 1. We usually have some kind of job shack set up on site, so most of the guys just meet up there.
Break around 10 or 1030, lunch usually 1230 or 1. I hate taking an early lunch as it makes the afternoon drag.
Break at 10 lunch at 12, we leave at 3:00 so no afternoon break. I pay 8 though.
Sounds very fair to the crew!
A Working Pro since 2004
I tend to skip breaks but never miss my lunch time.
“If you don’t pass on the knowledge you have to others, it dies with you”
— Glenn BottingDon’t always take a morning break but when I do it is at 10. Lunch is usually between 12:30 and 1, if I know I am staying late (after 5) I will usually take another 10 minute break around 3.
Chad
A Working Pro since 1993
Member since 12/07/2013Usually I just take a 10 or 15 min lunch. And no real breaks through out the day. I will stop for a drink of water several times a day.
Ron
A Working Pro since 1994!
Member since March 26, 2014.
Don’t always take a morning break but when I do it is at 10. Lunch is usually between 12:30 and 1, if I know I am staying late (after 5) I will usually take another 10 minute break around 3.
Did someone say lunch? No breaks, but lunch whenever I can
Lunch is at noon. We pack M-Th and Friday we go grab something. We have a micro in our trailer for larger projects. I always have leftovers to eat.
One thing I noticed is eating a better lunch (non-fast food) means I feel better all day. When we used to eat out all the time come 2:30 or so you would just feel like crap. Plus it is expensive to eat out everyday!!
Andrew
A Working Pro since 1995!
Member since March 26, 2014.
Don’t always take a morning break but when I do it is at 10. Lunch is usually between 12:30 and 1, if I know I am staying late (after 5) I will usually take another 10 minute break around 3.
LOL! As soon as I wrote that I knew someone was going to make that reference.
Chad
A Working Pro since 1993
Member since 12/07/2013We take an hour lunch at the shop. Normally I go home and have something light and relax for a bit. If I’m working for myself I may or may not take any kind of lunch but will often take a couple 10-15 mintute breaks in the day.
Breaks? What are those….
I work for myself, so it’s whenever it’s practical for me. If I can take lunch and also pick up material (leave the site once), that’s my preference.
Jon P.
Timber Carpentry & Construction
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InstagramI make sure to take lunch in between 11 and 12 no matter if I am hungry or not. After high school I got into the habit of not eating when my body told me and it tore my stomach up something fierce. I was on Zantac for years because of it. Ever since then I eat all my meals around the same time.
Usually no breaks.
When I had a real job I took breaks and lunch when I felt the need, No regular set time for me. Although officially the break times were 9 & 1 with lunch at 11, Most of the time I didn’t eat a lunch anyway
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