As innocuous as that lunch break might seem to you, it could be costing your business more than you think. This goes beyond the hourly wage loss for when employees leave the office to get food.
Time Drain Reality
Lunch takes 60–90 mins by the time you walk to lunch, queue and get social. Even a grab-and-go sandwich is seldom less than half an hour. Extend this out over your team and across their days, those minutes become expensive hours of wasted time.
The Afternoon Productivity Dip
Experienced by so many as we return to our desks, frazzled, shattered employees after quick lunch trips. Heavy lunches bog down your energy levels in the afternoon, whereas fasters turn impatient and unfocused. This leaves both scenarios reducing the efficiency of their day.
Extended Break Culture
30 minute breaks are hour long affairs because lunch outings are no longer meals, they’re social engagements. This has a knock on effect where other staff have to pitch in and answer the same phones, or drop what they are doing to deal with urgent tasks causing further disruption, leading to some of them feeling bitter.
Client Impact
When offices are empty during the whole lunch hour, calls go unanswered and responses get delayed. Valuable chances come and go when the key determinants are out.
The Delivery Solution
And if you are in the office during lunch hour, break timing is wasted travelling and getting set with a meal that may not be healthy while packed lunches from home can get old. Eating together allows staff to build relationships with one another while being available in case an urgent matter arises. For Office Lunch Catering, visit www.crumbsdelivered.co.uk/shop/office-lunch-delivery
Calculate Your Savings
But, if five employees save 30 minutes per day because of delivery? That’s a weekly productivity revival of 12.5 hours… From an efficiency standpoint alone, the delivery cost more than pays for itself.
