You always hear the phase “9 to 5” and also the song with the same name. Assuming you include 1 hour worth of breaks (30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks), you’re only working for 7 hours a day which comes up to 35 hours a week.

Now it feels like you have to work 8 hours a day (for a total of 40 hours of actual work), plus your other time off meaning you’re really there for 9 hours each day (for a total of 45 hours). Am i looking at that wrong, or did expected times change, and if so, when?

  • Jo Miran
    941·
    1 month ago

    I am 51. When I started working my job was 9-5 with a one hour lunch an unofficial 30 minute coffee break and about four unofficial ten minute smoke breaks.

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
        193·
        1 month ago

        Retired in a 3-bedroom home paid off that was purchased for $57,000.

        /kidding

        • Jo Miran
          12·
          1 month ago

          You’re thinking boomer so you are off by ~20 years.

      • Jo Miran
        121·
        1 month ago

        My company went full time “work from home” in 2012 and we are specialists that are only brought in when everyone else has fucked up. So basically, I am on call 24/7/365.