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by Shengster 5534 days ago
I'm curious about this too. I'd imagine the motivation for saving this much time would be to go home earlier to see your kids or something.

Otherwise, I'd rather spend those thirty minutes interacting with my co-workers and relaxing.

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>you can eat and be back at your desk, _if you want to_, within a few minutes<

The key part is "if you want to".

Some days I use the extra time just to get more done, because it's crunch time. Some days I use the extra time to get home earlier. Some days I spend lunch-time playing soccer and grab something on the way back to my desk. Most days I enjoy a relaxed lunch.

The best thing is that I have choices. It just so happens that the easiest choice is usually to round up some co-workers and walk down to the closest cafe :-) But nobody is going to say anything if I want to do my own thing and have some time to myself.