For some people a car is simply a means of transport. You get in, you drive somewhere, then you get out. For others it is evidently so much more. Their fortress of solitude, a safe space away from the pain of social interaction and the accusing stares of their colleagues. The build up of food detritus under the seats is just another way of marking their personal territory.
People who go and sit in their car to eat their luncheon at work
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I wonder what rubberduck thinks of people who leave the office and eat their food on benches outside like me?
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Tell me about it, I like a little quite time as well, so find the furthest place away from anyone else to eat my lunch, browse my phone, but someone still comes over
Luncheon
Rhymes with truncheon.
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Nothing makes me more upset when i see someone eating lunch in their car. I would rather them sit round the table with me and describe their rather inane life which I have to feign interest in.
Same in China, quite normal to get a pillow out and take a nap on your desk at lunch.
Tell me about it, I like a little quite time as well, so find the furthest place away from anyone else to eat my lunch, browse my phone, but someone still comes over
I've had to actively start saying quite loudly i'm on my break as being in a position that's a nexus in the business, folks think they can approach me anytime and ask me about work related issues. Lost track of how many times they come to me when i'm reading and say you weren't picking up your phone and teams shows as away. Or 'I know you're on your break but...'
Read between the ******* lines
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A guy in work was hard of hearing so had a hearing aid. At lunch he used to turn it off and go for a nap despite it being reasonably loud, was jealous to be honest.
I've had to actively start saying quite loudly i'm on my break as being in a position that's a nexus in the business, folks think they can approach me anytime and ask me about work related issues. Lost track of how many times they come to me when i'm reading and say you weren't picking up your phone and teams shows as away. Or 'I know you're on your break but...'
Read between the ******* lines
Some years back the department I worked in had a technical officer who was a sort of combined subject matter expert and IT guy. He was a rather eccentric older bloke - bit of a mad professor type. His desk was tucked away in a corner and when he didn't want to be disturbed he would build a physical barrier out of chairs to stop people getting to him.
BRB - looking for chairs
For the most part folks are respectful when they see me on break but as soon as they have an issue, suddenly it has to be dealt with there and then.
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