Reading At Work

[Facennagoss]

I read at my desk most lunchtimes. A couple of other people in the office do as well. I talk all day in my job so this half hour of silence is pure bliss and much needed!

[ObsessedBookNerd]

I did it on breaks & if it was a slow day, or I got everything I needed to done.

[seymmarc]

I definitely do. Although, I work for myself (and usually very long hours) so reading is my way of having a bit of a break. It actually helps me be more productive and alert when I'm working 12-16 hour days. Last winter when it was really slow, I began watching Netflix instead of reading and my brain turned to mush! Now with reading I get to sit down with a coffee and relax but also keep my mind stimulated!

[Alice Thokchom]

I read at work when I get some free time in between. But, I prefer to read sitting just for reading's sake.

[Zulyan2000]

I work in a warehouse and I always carry with me my favorite book “A tree grows in Brooklyn” and I always read it on my lunch break and it helps me. It takes my mind to another world. When Im stressed about anything I read and it calms me.

[Ksharmilla]

I used to read books in pdf format all the time at my last job. They looked pretty much as if I were reading a scientific paper from a distance. And I would rename the file so it doesn't show up as whatever book I was reading. Sneaky, yes. But I never got caught and I would only read during lunch time or close to home time.

[dianaterrado]

I've never read anywhere but at home. I don't feel comfortable with people around.

[Louanne Piccolo]

I have done it, but it was at a office job where I was left alone for hours on end and when no clients came in and there was absolutely nothing to do, I would read.
But, that was years ago. Now I'm a foreign language teacher and unless we're reading in class, I can't really whip out a book and tell my students to get on with something while I kick back. So, no. More's the pity!

[melissah30]

I work night shift at a women's shelter and my main responsibility is answering the crisis line. We don't get many calls between midnight and 8 am so I have plenty of time for other activities. I read more in my first two months than I had in the two years prior.

[Bluebird03]

I used to love to read during my lunch hour... or sometimes even during my break if the book was that good.

[ayomie]

I can't remember doing this in a very long while. I hate doing that because it spoils my reputation on the job.

[Mara Skywalker]

I do it a lot! There is much "dead time" where I work because waiting is a natural part of the job I currently do. So I read a lot on my mobile. The colleagues daddle or surf the internet, I think. For me, it's very handy to use the mobile phone: I don't look different than the others and I have always more than one book at hand

[lisalynn]

Yeah, the boss won't like that. At work, you are supposed to work. Goofing off on the internet is the same thing, and the boss doesn't like that either.

[mmm17]

I can't say I have read at work. I guess I could read a little during my lunch break, but it is rarely quiet enough, so I prefer to read at home, especially in bed before I sleep. It's a habit.

[Julie Petitbon]

I used to do this all of the time when I had a free moment. Of course, I was an English teacher, so it wasn't shocking to find me with my head stuck in a book.