Timeline for As a 'non-hot-drink-drinker', is it appropriate to have a break when all of my coworkers go downstairs to grab a drink?
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| Feb 25, 2020 at 0:50 | comment | added | Alex M | @RolandPihlakas not sure you replied to the right person, I don't see how any of that is relevant to anything I said here. | |
| Feb 24, 2020 at 6:08 | comment | added | Roland Pihlakas | @AlexM Please pay attention to details! Note that the employee is not treated differently because WHO they are personally in this case. They are treated differently ONLY because they do not drink coffee. The fairness question is not really about THEM in particular. The fairness question is about how is coffee drinking relevant to what is happening to people? | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 23:58 | comment | added | Flater | @user91988: Perception is different. If someone observes you at your desk, it is unclear whether you are taking a break or not. If you are on your way to get a drink and in casual conversation, it is abundantly clear that you're taking a break. You're right that OP is entitled to take their break at their desk, but it's unavoidable that observers are liable to interpret this as work time. The man holding the smoking gun looks guilty even when he is really innocent. To avoid the inconvenience of being under suspicion, don't hold a smoking gun. | |
| Feb 23, 2020 at 14:44 | comment | added | Tim | @user91988 this sounds like a child saying “it’s not fair”. Just do your work, and don’t care about what’s happening with other people. | |
| Feb 22, 2020 at 8:00 | comment | added | David Schwartz | @user91988 Other people being treated unusually well does not mean that you are getting screwed. Other people being treated unusually badly does not mean that you are being treated well. It's easy to make yourself miserable by getting upset when other people seem to be treated unusually well in the short term. | |
| Feb 21, 2020 at 22:07 | comment | added | user91988 | @AlexM Right, and when discussing with my employer, I would mention how others are treated, because I want the same treatment. That's how it works. Otherwise you're getting screwed.. | |
| Feb 21, 2020 at 22:07 | comment | added | Alex M | @user91988 Your peers' employment relationships and agreements are not yours to enforce. You are not their supervisor, and you are not your own supervisor. Your break schedule concerns you, your work and your employet. | |
| Feb 21, 2020 at 22:03 | comment | added | user91988 | @AlexM Except not. You should get the same amount of breaks as everyone else... in what world is this the "only possible answer"? | |
| Feb 21, 2020 at 19:53 | comment | added | Alex M | The only possible answer. Everything involving coworkers is a red herring. Break policy concerns you, your work and your employer. | |
| Feb 21, 2020 at 11:53 | history | answered | Joe Strazzere | CC BY-SA 4.0 |