I'm in Texas. There's no law for employers to give workers a lunch break. At my job we take lunch whenever we want when business is slow. But as soon as the phone rings or a customer walks in you have to stop and go back to work. It's a paid lunch break. It's nice getting that extra hour of pay, but it sucks not being able to fully relax or enjoy your meal.
It seems this doesn't happen a lot and I'm wondering if it's wrong or even legal. My previous job allowed a lunch break, it was unpaid but it was still nice to get away from the workplace and just eat in peace.
Does anyone else go through this? How do you cope?