| What are Office Lunch Clubs? | | | | look forward to a fun and friendly lunch every |
| In response to the expense of eating out for | | | | day. This really can save each member money |
| lunch every day, many offices are forming lunch | | | | while providing a chance to eat together and relax. |
| clubs. Brown bag lunches get boring, and these | | | | This also gives the employees an opportunity to |
| lunch clubs are a popular and fun alternative. Each | | | | show off cooking skills if they choose, eat |
| member of the lunch club will have an assigned | | | | together, and bond over a meal. Many offices |
| day to provide lunch for the other group | | | | have a break room with a fridge and microwave. |
| members. If the group is small, that assigned | | | | How Do Lunch Club Help Employees and |
| person may bring everything including drinks and | | | | Managers? |
| paper goods. If the group is large, they may | | | | Many savvy business owners have noticed that |
| assign different tasks to a few people who have | | | | their employees tend to take more time at lunch |
| that day's lunch duty. Really, the club can be as | | | | than is strictly allowed. This is especially true if |
| simple or complicated as the members want to | | | | they have to leave the building to get a meal. |
| make it. | | | | That is why lots of businesses have begun to find |
| Even cooking impaired people can choose to | | | | ways to encourage employees to stay in for |
| provide a bucket of grilled chicken with sides or a | | | | lunch. |
| deli platter on their day, and they would still spend | | | | Some business owners even offer to cater the |
| less than if they ate a restaurant meal every day. | | | | meal. Some do it every day, and some just do it |
| As an alternative, people who do not want to | | | | once a week. Either way, this is a great perk that |
| prepare a lasagna or other home made treats | | | | tends ot build morale and keep employees on site! |
| could just be assigned to make sure that the | | | | They find that the expense of the employee |
| eating area is stocked with drinks and paper | | | | meals is more than offset by the benefit is |
| goods. Again, the arrangement can be flexible. | | | | provides. They can help employees save money, |
| How Do Lunch Clubs Help Employees? | | | | keep lunch periods of schedule, and build morale |
| If employees are spending almost $10 a day on | | | | and team bonding. |
| lunches, that adds up to about $200 a month. It | | | | If your business cannot afford to cater the meal, |
| would be much cheaper to provide a periodic | | | | you can still encourage lunch clubs. A small |
| cooked meal for everybody on one assigned day. | | | | business owner could offer to provide soda, ice |
| Dishes like lasagna, baked chicken pieces, or chilli | | | | tea, or lemonade. They could provide paper |
| are inexpensive and satisfying. Add fruit or a | | | | goods. They should also join the lunch club to |
| salad, and you have a good meal. | | | | show that they are truly interested in the group! |
| Some of the group members, who love to cook, | | | | For a few dollars a week, a small business can |
| will get a lot of satisfaction our of showing off | | | | reap a big benefit. |
| their best efforts. Others will just be happy to | | | | |