Round Table China
Round Table China
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The Soapbox: the ninety-minute lunch uproar
19 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2026 at 7:58 am.
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A bank in Hubei decided to close for ninety minutes each afternoon so staff could take a proper break. The public response was anything but calm. Office workers scrambled, elderly customers voiced frustration, and local media fanned the flames. What seemed like a minor change triggered a much larger conversation about routine and why we cling to systems that no longer make sense. On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushan