Lunchtime at ThoughtWorks India is great. They have a small cafeteria with plenty of table space (if you’re willing to squish a little). The meal is an Indian Buffet with different choices each day. Then you sit down to eat and all of a sudden you’re next to a bunch of different people, some that work with you, others that you’ve never met. Everybody is relaxed, and ready to take a break.

I love it. I think in American society we’re much less likely to really take a break in the middle of the day. At my previous job we constantly had working lunches. It was a rare occasion that people took a nice 30-60 minute break to chat and eat. In grad school we went to lunch regularly, which was nice…but I thought that would end as soon as I entered the working world. Well, I guess I’m barely in the working world at this point, but at least I still get to take a lunch break. 🙂