My store has a policy that your 10s dont start until you have your food and drink in hand

My 10s don’t start until my ass is in a seat with my food and drink and I still take longer

I've worked two different locations and both SMs allowed us to make our own food and drink. I understand the mark out policy but I don't want to watch my coworker take a thousand years to make my drink wrong and fume about it. F that.


I start my break when I sit down. I pee when I need to, not when I'm given permission.. We're human beings not robots.

Canada gets 15 minutes, so it’s certainly possible

Your shifts sound like idiots.

Move to maryland!! It’s our law

It annoys me too. Every other job I’ve had the breaks were 15-20.

funny im seeing this today , i had one 10 today and it took almost 10 minutes to get my drink and food . i didn’t start my timer until i walked away from the counter with my food . when i got back onto my floor my shift and manager sarcastically and rudely asked if i had given myself a lunch , i just laughed and told them i had timed exactly 10 minutes 🤷🏽‍♂️

Honestly, as a shift, I do not give a flying hell if my partners take a 15 minute break. In fact, I encourage it. The job is so tiring and stressful that 10 minutes is simply not enough.

I grab a cup of water because as soon as I take off my vest and everything that’s like 5 mins 😂😂😂😂😂😂 they go by so fast

If you only get a 10 it should automatically be a 15. 10 minutes is not enough time to restart rejuvenate.

Your store lets you mark out and make your own food and drinks? God I wish I could do that

wtf it’s in the labour law to get 15 minutes…

I'm lucky enough that out of the shifts I work with, only 1 or 2 ever make a fuss about going over your break time. I always bring my own food, so I have to heat it up in the microwave and/or oven, clear off the desk or find a place to sit in the cafe, and take off my apron, headset, mask, etc. By that time, it's normally been 3-5 minutes. I only ever get 10s (don't work long enough hours for halves most of the time), so it can be interesting. When I started though and got politely... nudged about sticking to set break times, I made it a point of telling them "This is my dinner. It is just (insert small bit of food here). I am not eating at 10pm after we close, and I had lunch shortly before coming in. As soon as I finish eating, I will be back on the floor." So, most of my breaks end up being 12-15 minutes, not really enough to complain about.

reasons to unionize: longer breaks

lmao i don’t start counting my 10 until i’m sitting down and comfy

my 10 doesn’t start til i get my stuff and comfortably sit downnnn.

At our store, when we get sent on our 10s, we place our order, and then we take 5 minutes to work on cards or help customer support (dishes, trash, restock, whatever), and after the 5 minutes, you start your 10.

I get 15s at my store

I just don’t eat or get a drink till end of shift

Some of our partners do take a 15/20 min break lol

It’s bull you guys don’t get 15’s. In Canada we get 2 15’s and a half depending on how long the shift is.

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