Introduction Most of us have had a job at some point in our lives. In my experience, younger people today take advantage of the fact that they get additional breaks other than their lunch breaks while working. Unfortunately, what they don't realize that these additional breaks that they've received while working in their retail jobs are mandatory based on the companies that they work for, not mandated by federal law. Up to 75% adults who are in the throws of their careers don't take their lunch breaks away from their desks, and therefore aren't receiving a break of any sort away from their desks (“We're Not Taking Enough Lunch Breaks. Why That's Bad For Business”, 2015). Although it may appear as if employees are getting more work done since they are at their desks more, they are in fact getting less work done by being less productive and less creative than they could be with a break.

Creativity Being stuck at a desk all day is a terrible thing. Limited change of scenery and limited interactions with your co-workers; essentially, there is no time for your mind to escape the perils that have become working at your desk. This lack of variety at work is part of the problem facing corporations that complain that their workers aren't creative enough. According to John Cleese in a speech on creativity, sometimes you just need to do something else and suddenly you'll have a eureka moment. Mr. Cleese gives several ways in which we can be creative. Although they don't center around a nine to five desk job, they are still eye opening and relevant to all walks of life (“John Cleese on Creativity”).

Productivity In addition to stunted creativity at work, another downside of not taking proper breaks while working is a drop in productivity. Due to employees inherent decline in their level of creativity, they spend more time trying to figure out how to solve problems