Let me preface this by saying this is not a discussion of whether you should or you shouldn't take lunch. I for one take my full hour each day. I am just asking your thoughts on being forced to take a lunch each day. The reason I ask is because I had a conversation with a driver today who skips his lunch everyday and he made some good points and after we were told that everyone must now take at least a 30 minute lunch at our PCM. His thoughts were that if he was being forced to take a lunch, then he should be compensated for his time because it wasn't no longer his choice. He said that if you are forced for 30 minutes everyday, that you will accumulate over 5 days of time through out a year. It was interesting to hear this prospective. What are your thoughts on the subject?
Forced Lunch break
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JustDeliverIt
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Not only is it a contractual obligation for your lunch break, it’s a DOT requirement. It’s part of the job and the runner who is skipping it daily is just looking to cut corners IMO.
542thruNthru
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I don't see how you should be compensated for taking lunch.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
He said they should be compensated for being forced to extend their day by an additional thirty minutes. TTKU.
Edd O'Rion
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No, it is NOT a contractual requirement. And if you’re in a building that doesn’t take out lunch unless it’s coded, why should we sit out there for an extra hour if we don’t want to.
But it is a DOT requirement
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
Yes, so compensated for taking a lunch.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
By that logic you're getting paid to breathe just for showing up.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
So let’s make complete sense of this. If you take a half hour a day, it will generally result in a half hour of extra time and a half pay. On average, the national top rate with cola is over $39 an hour. Lets just base this on $39 an hour.
39 X 1.5 is $58.50
$58.50 X half hour is $29.25 per day
$29.25 X 5 days a week is $146.25
$146.25 X 52 weeks a year is $7605.00. (Who wouldn’t want $7605???)
$7605 X 25 years is $190125. ($380250 if you take a full hour over 25 years…..)
Btw if you invested this into a 401K you’d make an addition 300K.
Long story short, if I told you you’d have $190125 after 25 years of taking a half hour to relax and eat a sandwich, who the eff in their right mind would say no? STOP SKIPPING YOUR LUNCH!!!!!
DONT SKIP YOUR LUNCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fido
Don’t worry he’s friendly
Compensated for taking a lunch?
In what world or job do you actually get paid/compensated for taking a lunch.
Doesn’t make sense.
Also don’t know how anyone can go 8-9 hours straight without actually eating a somewhat decent meal during the middle of the day to give your body energy.
Basically killing yourself slowly.
No you should not be compensated for taking a lunch and if your lunch is forced then shame on you for working for free because you’re a sucker at that point.
In what world or job do you actually get paid/compensated for taking a lunch.
Doesn’t make sense.
Also don’t know how anyone can go 8-9 hours straight without actually eating a somewhat decent meal during the middle of the day to give your body energy.
Basically killing yourself slowly.
No you should not be compensated for taking a lunch and if your lunch is forced then shame on you for working for free because you’re a sucker at that point.
Bluefootedoobie
Damage Inc.
They can’t make you do anything.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Not all places deduct it if it's not coded in.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
On my last job it was included.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
you don’t even
ing work for UPS. No Sherlock. Why not take an extra half hour of OT plumber??
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
What do you get paid for?
PT Car Washer
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A lot of jobs have a paid lunch break. The FT car washers in my building never punch out for their lunch breaks.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
Then losing $190k isn't a definitive argument.
I did today actually. Was busy so I just worked right through it. Billed an additional half hour on my time card.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Not UPS. Please go to current events and praise PA.
sailfish
Master of Karate and Friendship for Everyone
He asked what world or job. I presume he didn't mean what job at UPS.
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
Careful, he's awfully sensitive about that.
