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Skipping lunch can make it harder to get through the day.
  • Gen Z workers are most likely to skip lunch at least once a week, a survey found.
  • They are more than twice as likely to worry their boss will disapprove of them taking lunch.
  • Overall, 48% of employees go without lunch at least once a week.

That grumbling you hear might be your empty stomach — or it could be your Gen Z colleagues complaining because they skipped lunch.

The youngest members of the workforce tend to ditch their midday nosh in favor of a diet rich in productivity — or at least that's the intent. Gen Zers are most likely to skip that trip to Sweetgreen or their favorite sandwich place, according to an online survey by catering company eZCater.