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stuartroelke OP t1_iry10y1 wrote

Reply to comment by Potato_Octopi in Getting Paid Lunches in MA by stuartroelke

“Some hot idea”? I’m asking how I go about effectively advocating for change. If you don’t care about this—either because it doesn’t apply to your experience, or you don’t agree—then that’s your decision. But, you’re not going to sway me. I believe that employees—especially those with hourly wages—should get paid more. And lunch is not the same as free time. It’s built into work because it keeps employees working effectively (and safely)—especially manual laborers—and is time that aught to be compensated.

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Potato_Octopi t1_iry5ouh wrote

> I believe that employees—especially those with hourly wages—should get paid more.

But why not just advocate for that?

>And lunch is not the same as free time. It’s built into work because it keeps employees working effectively (and safely)—especially manual laborers—and is time that aught to be compensated.

And that argument is job specific. Office worker may be better off with some light snacking during the day. Lunch only became the norm with factory work.

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