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In many conversations, I've both heard and said the phrase "Let's do lunch sometime..."  When I stop to think about it, only rarely has this "gesture" become a reality.  Then, I get to pondering just why that is?  For the most part, people do eat lunch.  I think that lunch-breaks are shorter, more flexible (in terms of when one goes to lunch) and less a formal affair today than in days gone by.  Thus making a lunch meeting almost inapropriate for either doing business or squeezing in some minor amount of work while choking down a sandwich. 

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I know that when I'm busy and get "rolling," I sometimes do not even think about food...much less pause during a valuable workday to bother with eating.  It's just so time consuming.  Then again, I'd probably be in better shape if I didn't devour my lunch on the fly... 

When My older brother came home from Vietnam for some home cooking, I remember he inhaled his food and my mother complained that he would make himself sick eating so fast...It seems he had learned that if he didn't eat quickly at chow time, there would be no chow...

I suppose that lunch meetings should be scheduled for just after the normal lunch hour to keep focus on work and allow others to finish their lunch while moving the business to get done.

I still think it would be great to just make an executive decision and take a long lunch... It's good to be the boss too!!

How do you manage your lunch?

 

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Comments (4)

Mary Warren
Las Vegas, NV
I usually eat lunch on 'the run'....I seldom eat breakfast and if I'm really busy lunch end up being late.  I swear to myself that I will keep a couple of easy edibles in the car with me but sometimes forget...if I don't eat I end up with the shakes and a massive headache by mid-afternoon...NOT good!
Mar 17, 2008 10:22 AM
Nannette Turner
eXp Realty LLC - Lynchburg, VA
Online Marketing Home Ownership Advocate Specialis
I don't like business lunches and just posted about it.  Some folks do, I guess I'm just not much on it because I think food interfers with getting business done sometimes.
Mar 17, 2008 10:36 AM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes
I kind of like a relaxed business lunch to set up future business...but not to close business.
Mar 17, 2008 10:45 AM
Shannon Ziccardi
"A Quick Note" ...in Tennessee! - Clarksville, TN
"A Quick Note" Mobile Notary ...in Tennessee!

Mary, me too...I have all the same bad habits...ugh! :4: soon, I'll have my own zipcode

 

Nanette- Thanks for the shout!  With your "down-to-business" attitude, how do you find time to blog? :6:

Mar 17, 2008 10:49 AM