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Opinion

No noon beak, just lunch break

THE EAR - The Freeman
June 22, 2021 | 12:00am

THEY GET HUNGRY TOO. A poster outside this government office boldly announced “No Noon Break”. But at noon, many employees leave their posts to have lunch, essentially shutting down the office and leaving the transacting public to wait for an hour.

However, a man who was in line to transact is not complaining.

“Tawo ra man gud gihapon ta, gutomon sad baya ta,” he said.

NO NOON BREAK POLICY
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