A 25-year-old former intern, Léna, recounts her negative experience with mandatory shared lunch breaks during her 2025 work placement at a Parisian audiovisual equipment distribution company. Initially attempting to integrate by joining her colleagues for lunch, she soon sought solitary breaks in a nearby park for personal time. However, her manager's pointed question, "Bah alors, tu veux pas nous voir ?" ("Oh, so you don't want to see us?"), made her feel uncomfortable and pressured to rejoin group lunches. Despite complying, Léna found these shared breaks isolating, as she often remained silent while her colleagues conversed, highlighting a generational disconnect in workplace social expectations.