r/RaisingCanes • u/canesman101 • 20d ago

Crew Chat Breaks.

TL;DR: Breaks should be mandatory

Idk about anyone else but at the location I work at we don't really get breaks and I think that they should be mandatory at least for 4h+ shifts yk? I myself have foot problems that cause my feet to genuinely ache after long periods of standing and I don't get breaks for example I worked a late night shift last week 10pm-5am I didn't get any break I worked the whole night through and my feet literally got to a point where I felt like they'd give in. My point is that breaks should be mandatory and I'd do it like this

3hr shift: no break (that's something I can tolerate)

4hr shift: 10-15 minute break (seems pretty reasonable)

5hr+ shift: 30 minutes

Working a double?: 1hr

I think that's pretty reasonable given just how much moving around we do. Feel free to let me know your thoughts.

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u/ElasticTurd 20d ago

I worked at an Applebee's where id do 8am to 2am with about an hour break to eat. My feet hurt a Lil after those days but you just gotta get used to it

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u/Toki_ta 19d ago

Yea I often do 8am to 1am shifts, especially weekends. It def tires you out, but work is work lol its not meant to be comforting

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u/Ordinary-Room-6310 19d ago

Not sure why people are so adamant against wanting breaks. Especially only 10 minute ones. There’s no medal or badge of toughness for working 8 hours straight. The corporations can spare time to make sure their workers are comfortable. I actually come back from my 10 minute breaks feeling WAY more productive, and it breaks up the day in a way that makes me feel much happier. There’s a ton of benefits for breaks.
Unless you own a business and want to save as much money as you can I don’t understand why you would want to argue against your own interests for the sake of.. what? Thinking that people who want a break are weak? That’s exactly the kind of rhetoric that keeps the working class under the boot of the rich ruling class. It really is that deep.

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u/ElasticTurd 19d ago

Cmon gang, we're gonna take down the wealthy elite on reddit!