I recently moved to Idaho from Oregon and was shocked to learn when I got a local job that it is not required to give breaks here. Oregon legally requires employers to give us set breaks and half hour lunches which I was used to. So to my surprise when I started my new job and asked about breaks everyone was surprised. I was told “you take them when you can, but when you’re on break you should keep busy like sweep or pick up.” Which made me laugh because that’s not a break that’s continued working. For “lunch” we go and stand in the back by cleaning supplies and eat for 3-5 minutes before being called back up front. The entire work building doesn’t have anyplace to sit down at all. Next week I’m supposed to work four eight hour shifts working outside in 80-90 degree weather with absolutely no breaks and I will 100% not be doing that. So at the start of the week I will be quitting. I was grateful to find a job and get paid but there was no way I was going to put myself in those conditions. I got covid 3 times while vaccinated due to a prior workplaces lack of precautions and it left me weaker than I’ve ever been in my life. Since then I’ve had to take better care of my body. I worked a shift yesterday for 9 hours and did not get to sit down once or break from work for more than 5 minutes and almost passed out. I am genuinely shocked how no one else there was mad about this or said anything.