return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 8 months ago'Wildly more expensive': Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home — here's what employers need to dofinance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down16
arrow-up1674arrow-down1external-link'Wildly more expensive': Workers with in-office jobs spend about $31/day that they wouldn't working from home — here's what employers need to dofinance.yahoo.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square125fedilink
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·8 months agoI totally agree. There’s no reason anyone needs to consistently purchase breakfast and lunch if they work in an office. If you don’t do it at home, why would you do it at the office?
minus-squareecho64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·8 months agoYou can make food at home as a part of your lunch break. If you make food and bring it in, you need to spend extra non paid time to do that.
minus-squarebhmnscmm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThat’s fair to say for lunch. Not for breakfast though, unless one makes the argument there should also be a breakfast break. Regardless, with the existing status quo it’s not a good financial decision to eat out for breakfast and lunch everyday.
minus-squareecho64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·8 months agoThe status quo shouldn’t mean that you are forced to spend time outside of work time preparing for work time. Unless they want to pay for that time, or your lunch.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoBecause I don’t have a commute at home so there’s time to make breakfast and lunch.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoWork pays well enough for meals, then it’s a non-issue.
I totally agree. There’s no reason anyone needs to consistently purchase breakfast and lunch if they work in an office.
If you don’t do it at home, why would you do it at the office?
You can make food at home as a part of your lunch break. If you make food and bring it in, you need to spend extra non paid time to do that.
That’s fair to say for lunch. Not for breakfast though, unless one makes the argument there should also be a breakfast break.
Regardless, with the existing status quo it’s not a good financial decision to eat out for breakfast and lunch everyday.
The status quo shouldn’t mean that you are forced to spend time outside of work time preparing for work time. Unless they want to pay for that time, or your lunch.
Because I don’t have a commute at home so there’s time to make breakfast and lunch.
Work pays well enough for meals, then it’s a non-issue.