Just one in five workers use their lunch break to actually eat every day—with most using the time to catch up on personal errands and browse social media instead.

A study of 2，000 UK professionals found 79% will tuck into their food as they work， so they can use their lunch break to do other things.

Watching YouTube videos， walking the dog and playing with apps on their phones are also among some of the ways people spend their lunch break.

The study， commissioned by Samsung KX， is designed to inspire people to reclaim their lunch breaks.

“We all need to make time for ourselves and our research has shown how few really are，” said Tanya Weller， director of Samsung Showcase KX. “Its easy to get caught up in a piece of work， but people arent even giving themselves a moment to eat—let alone do anything else.”

According to the study， about 40% of respondents would like more time to pursue hobbies and interests during their lunch break， as they feel work has completely taken over. But 67% will frequently skip their midday meal altogether， with the average person only managing to take a proper break from their work three days a week.

The study， which was carried out by OnePoll， also found 46% of those polled find their job is simply too busy to take time out of their day to rejuvenate， whereas 15% get so side-tracked that they forget to take lunch. Another 13% claimed the culture of their workplace makes them feel as though they shouldnt have a break， with 1 in 10 even feeling guilty for having some time to themselves.

But 37% said they dont know what to do with their time， so they just dont bother to take a lunch break.

It also emerged that 43% will usually spend their allocated break time at their desk， with just a fifth stepping away to chill on the sofa. As a result， around 70% confessed to checking work emails or taking calls during their lunch time， rather than enjoying themselves.

Respondents said they would prefer to spend their downtime watching episodes of their favourite TV shows， playing computer games or even getting creative by painting， drawing or making music on a device.

The problem is， the average worker surveyed was allowed only up to 40 minutes to take a break from work， and many only spend a third of this time—or less than 15 minutes—taking a rest.

A third would like to be able to spend more time stretching their legs and going for a walk during this time， while a fifth want to listen to music more often. As a result， they would like an additional 26 minutes a day to do things they really enjoy during their lunch break.

只有五分之一的職員每天在午休時間吃飯，大多數(shù)人都是在午休時間處理私事或刷社交媒體。

一項對2000名英國職場人士的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，79%的人會一邊工作一邊吃東西，這樣他們就可以利用午休時間來做其他事情。

看看油管視頻，遛遛狗，玩玩手機應用也是人們度過午休時間的幾種方式。

三星KX委托開展的這項研究旨在啟發(fā)人們重拾午休時間。

三星KX展示館的館長塔尼婭·韋勒說：“大家都需要給自己留點時間，而我們的調查顯示，真正有時間午休的人少之又少。我們很容易被一項工作纏得脫不開身，但是人們甚至連吃點東西的時間都沒有——更別說做其他事情了?！?/p>

根據(jù)這項研究，大約40%的受訪者希望午休時能有更多時間來發(fā)展自己的興趣愛好，因為他們覺得自己的生活完全被工作占據(jù)了。但是67%的人會經常不吃午飯，每人每周平均只有三天的時間可以在中午好好地休息一下。

市場調研機構OnePoll開展的這項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，46%的受訪者工作太忙無暇休息，而15%的人因為瑣事纏身而忘記吃午飯。還有13%的人表示自己公司的企業(yè)文化讓他們覺得自己不應該休息，其中有10%的人甚至因為在午休時間做自己的事而感到愧疚。

37%的人表示午休時間不知道該干什么，因此他們干脆就不午休了。

研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)，43%的人通常會在辦公桌前度過午休時間，只有五分之一的人會離開辦公桌，到沙發(fā)上去休息。正因如此，約有70%的人坦言自己在午休時間會查看工作郵件或接電話，而不是享受這段時光。

受訪者稱，他們更愿意在休息時間看自己喜歡的電視劇、玩電子游戲或開展一些有創(chuàng)造力的活動，比如油畫、素描或彈奏音樂。

問題在于，受訪的員工平均只有最多40分鐘的時間可以午休，許多人只用了其中三分之一的時間（不到15分鐘）來休息。

三分之一的受訪者希望能有更多的時間來活動筋骨，出去走走，而五分之一的人希望有更多的時間可以聽音樂。因此，他們希望每天的午休時間可以額外增加26分鐘，讓他們可以做自己真正喜歡的事情。

Word Study

commission /k?'m??n/ v. 正式委托;任命……為軍官

respondent /r?'sp?nd?nt/ n. 回答者;調查對象

allocate /'?l?ke?t/ v. 分配;指定

A large sum has been allocated for buying new books for the library.

confess /k?n'fes/ v. 承認;坦白;懺悔

episode /'ep?s??d/ n. （電視連續(xù)劇或廣播的）一集; 插曲;一段情節(jié)