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rarely get breaks at my current job

My job is irritating me so much when it comes to breaks but because everyone else puts up with it with no complaints I know if I start kicking a fuss I'll just be fired. My workplace needs at 24/7 supervision, meaning if I am in the building by myself (which is most of my shifts) I cannot have a break. Also my manager kept putting me on the late shifts that finish at 11pm and then putting me on the early shifts that start at 7am…. I now refuse to do those which has put me on thin ice hence why I'm biting my tongue about not getting breaks. btw I live in the UK, I don't know about other countries but in the UK it only counts as a break if it's fully interrupted, can be planned for (so not just 'oh wow 20 minutes without customers') and…


My job is irritating me so much when it comes to breaks but because everyone else puts up with it with no complaints I know if I start kicking a fuss I'll just be fired.
My workplace needs at 24/7 supervision, meaning if I am in the building by myself (which is most of my shifts) I cannot have a break.
Also my manager kept putting me on the late shifts that finish at 11pm and then putting me on the early shifts that start at 7am…. I now refuse to do those which has put me on thin ice hence why I'm biting my tongue about not getting breaks.
btw I live in the UK, I don't know about other countries but in the UK it only counts as a break if it's fully interrupted, can be planned for (so not just 'oh wow 20 minutes without customers') and can leave the building (with exceptions)

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