Whoever invented the lunch and learn

[MJB2010]

Should get a swift kick in the rear. I find it so irritating that the ONLY break I get if I even get one has to be spent on a lunch and learn. If there is info I need to know for my job, they should do it during work hours, not on MY time. I need a break! Anyone with me on this? No it is not "mandatory" technically, but it is a new device we will be using and I do need to know how to use it. So I really had to go.

[RN58186]

At my workplace, a lunch and learn is different from a mandatory education session. Lunch and learns are optional and for education purposes. The sessions are held off the nursing unit and all disciplines are invited to attend, sometimes lunch is provided. Whereas, a mandatory education session is not optional and is usually held to provide instruction about a new device or system, the mandatory sessions are held on the unit, during working hours.

Same at my office. Now we are a multi-disciplinary clinic setting, and we always (lunch and learn or not) lock the doors for an hour at lunch and no one picks up the phone then either. Lunches are usually supplied by one of the pharmaceutical companies, and we bring our own drinks. But lunch is always from sonewhere outside the hospital and most will poll us first to see what we want. Thai? Vietnamese? Greek? Sandwiches? Pizza? Chinese? Had them all within the last year. We meet outside the clinic in one of the conference rooms. I really do appreciate them, and it is a nice chance for all of us to do something together.

[Vespertinas]

[color=#333333]we aren't allowed to be interrupted on our lunches and have a sign on the door reminding people before they barge in. if we get interrupted we get to start over

what?! what?!! if this is true, this is amazing.

that's exactly what i was thinking! is she serious? the whole starting over thing is a bit much though..

our 'breakroom' in this ltc is right off the floor. corporate decided that we were screwing around too much, and took away our breakroom door! the patients and family are free to just roll in and make their demands.

that is really a shame