To be upset by this comment

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Dh has a manual labour job, shift work so pretty much does his job and comes home. Is a team leader but if something doesn't get done on that shift by the time he finishes it he just walks away and hands over to the next team.

I have a lower management type role. Fairly new into it (started November) quite a stressful role and no cover so if I don't finish something it's there for me in the morning. I have the ability to work from home once or twice a week which I do and am extremely thankful for, also involves some travel.

I worked from home today as I am travelling tomorrow for a meeting and I need to prepare for it. Some of the information that is needed for tomorrow has been quite complicated to put together so today has been quite stressful.

Dh came home (early) and wanted to sit and talk and complained that I hadn't taken a lunch (it was 130) and that I wasn't paying him any attention when I told him what was going on, his comment was 'yeah because sitting at a desk typing is stressful!' After a few choice words from me he left.

I'm absolutely furious as I have been working so hard at this new role and I like to be prepared when I have meetings and was feeling particularly unprepared. I know he doesn't value my job, but it's not what I needed to hear right then.

Honestly if you’re not able to have a lunch break when you work from home then you aren’t doing it properly. You need structure in your day when working from home otherwise it’s really easy to work too much!

How long have you been together? He shows a lack of understanding of you and your role. I have to say I'd be annoyed - when you've calmed down perhaps talk to him about the differences. If he hasn't experienced a role like yours maybe he finds it difficult to appreciate.

Being too busy for a lunch break happens, I mean particularly if you’re still finding your feet in the role. No offence but I would ignore him- what does he know about the kind of role you do? Nothing. He’s just being childish

The OP didn’t say that she wasn’t going to take a lunch break, just that she hadn’t yet at 1.30. I never eat my lunch before 2!
YANBU to be upset by the comment, it was thoughtless.

And sometimes, whether in the office or working from home, I didn’t have time for a lunch break. It sometimes happens when you have a deadline.

If he can't understand that thinking can also be tiring/stressful he's obviously not been doing it hard enough!

if you’re not able to have a lunch break when you work from home then you aren’t doing it properly.

what a ridiculous comment. Are you trying to say that you have less work when you are at home? No wonder so many companies refuse for their employees to work from home.

@PamelaX If you read my full comment instead of cherry picking the first line, you will see that it’s easy to work too much at home if you don’t pull the reins in a bit. Need to always make time for self-care and that includes having lunch.