Jan. 17, 2022, 6:30 a.m.

Lunch and Learn

Known Unknowns

I'm not a fan of the "lunch and learn".

It feels like a cheap attempt to steal from your team. That free time in the middle of the day gives them a chance to think about something besides the code they've struggled with all morning. Lunch is a time to step away, to refresh.

A meeting to "learn" about work-related topics should be done during work time. It's a knowledge transfer meeting and a cost of doing business.

Don't get me started about companies that make you attend a lunch and learn *and* bring your own food.

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