LinkedIn as a platform is great for finding great career opportunities but far too many companies repackage their toxic work environment and present it as “fast-paced” or “productivity-driven.” Many companies are even upfront about the lack of work-life balance at the job for no extra compensation. This kind of behaviour is not well-received on social media websites like X, formerly Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Recently, a company got a lot of flak for posting about their lunch break which was rebranded as ‘power hour.’
Company Rebrands Lunch Break As Power Hours
JustEat invented lunch breaks and thought it was groundbreaking pic.twitter.com/3sJNErHMUN
— The State of LinkedIn (@StateOfLinkedIn) August 7, 2023
A company posted about an organisational update they recently made. The post was initially published on the professional networking platform LinkedIn but screenshots of it have now circulated to other parts of the Internet as well.
The post is from an employee of a UK-based company called Just Eat, which is an online food delivery platform. This particular employee states that their company has launched what they’re terming ‘Power Hours.’ It is an hour during the day when employees are free to do what they like.
The post says they are free to go on walks, have lunch with family, or do whatever they might feel like doing, “guilt-free.” If the concept seems similar, it’s because others call this time ‘lunch break.’ And it’s an employee’s essential right.
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Tweeple React To The Post
Anyone with “Chief People Officer” in their job title should get a real job
— GB (@Gaurav1073) August 7, 2023
When an inquisitive person inquired if the power hour was in addition to the lunch break, they did not receive an adequately clear response. It was clear to Netizens that the company had essentially rebranded lunch breaks and was touting it as progressive instead of acknowledging that the lack of such breaks makes for an unhealthy work environment.
Modern problems require modern solutions 🪄
— IV (@iourivolkoveth) August 7, 2023
An X user posted a screenshot of the post and it sparked a hilarious trollfest. Many people parodied similar posts that are frequently seen on the platform.
I just invented bladder-blink, short 2 minute breaks throughout the day that the employee can use to expunge toxins from their bodies. Best of all, our team-partners can do this *at a time of their own choosing*!
(Please rate us well on Glassdoor. We also have beanbags)
— James Billings (@jowlymonster) August 7, 2023
Or–and just hear me out on this–maybe don’t overschedule your workers to the point they can’t even eat lunch because they have back-to-back meetings and still have other work to get done as well?
— MPL Books (M Pepper Langlinais/Amanda Innes) (@sh8kspeare) August 7, 2023
Many posts even took a shot at the platform itself!
The only thing just eat has invented, is a quicker way to type 2 diabetes.
— There will be Kaos 🏅 (@MarkKeenan5) August 7, 2023
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