Hate how boomers are so brainwashed into willingly working through breaks or at least going back to 100% the second the break is over.
Like I work in this really shitty logistics company. It's monotone af, sometimes involving heavy lifting, doing the same tasks over and over for 8-9 hours.
BUT they 'grand' us besides the regular 1x 30 mins break, 2x 5 min 'smoker' breaks after 2h. It's the only times you can sit down and chill for a moment. And of course 5 minutes are practically nothing BUT still better than nothing. And of course you try to stretch it a bit. Like I use min 5 to slowly get back at my place. At min 6 I put my gloves back on etc. But some of the older ones just continue doing some small clean up tasks or whatever. Or are back full into work mode when the clock hit's min 5...
TAKE YOUR FUCKING BREAK MAN.
Also the same for people who desperately try to always level up the productivity numbers to get praise. To accomplish more and more, getting faster day by day. What is the point??? Why??? It's the most unimportant company and job. We just ship fucking BMW parts from A to B. It's not worth to ruin your health over this??
Also the work place is one big heath hazard, dirty, old af tools, and desks (recently one just fell over luckily NOT onto a person), broken & rusty tools, they don't even give us proper air conditioning in this freaking heat or don't allow us to take off the warning wests when we stand secure at our desks because "we have to ask the managers above and that's so complicated to get an ok". Also they force you into overtime (overtime: late shift = 1h longer each day of the whole week, early shift = normal time BUT working on Saturday). And if you have some urgent appointment on Saturday, they expect you to tell them 4 weeks in advance !! Even though the overtime always comes random only few days in advance.
And the little spite wars between the different departments and teams. Also between fulltime worker and temporary worker. As temp worker you are always trash (and potential job rival), regardless where you are. The fulltime employees always think they are better and smarter than the other groups. It's such an artificial rivalry microcosm just for capitalism sake. The way some of the longterm employees literally don't have anything else to talk and complain about than other coworker, other departments and work in general.
I never want to be on that level. Literally the worst job I ever worked in besides amazon warehouse (amazon air was oke). I am so glad that I am just student temp worker with "free choice" on when I sign in for work days in there. My brother is fully emplyed (over temp as well) but he has to do the Saturday overtime shit.