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Ever since I graduated, everywhere I've worked has been 8-5. My current company is going to soon start expecting us to be in 7-5.

How many of you here work a 9-5 with a paid lunch?

Productivity keeps going up but so do working hours.

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[–] becausechemistry@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I work a 9ish-to-5ish in a science field, salaried. Nobody really cares when I arrive or when I leave, as long as the work gets done. Sometimes science stuff goes off the rails and I have to arrive early or stay late, but I keep track of my hours and arrive a little early or leave a little early on other days to compensate.

I mean, it took four years of college and more than six of a PhD to get to this point, which stunk. But now I can monitor my chemicals stirring in a flask for a few minutes while hanging out on my phone, which is nice.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Naw, there's only about 3 now. Being rich, being poor, and being a cop.

[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I just signed an offer for a 8am-4pm job, so I guess they do but it’s been a long while since I’ve had a job with those hours.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I noticed recently that MS Teams allows you to set a workday that defaults to 9 hours. I found that odd, but if most people in the US have a 9 hour day with a 30 min lunchbreak and two 15 minute other breaks, I guess it makes sense?

[–] OhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Teams defaults are pure scummery.

No, don't alert me on a Sunday night with notifications that I might have missed over the last two days.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This, but the thing is it used to be 8 hours total including the hour or so lunch, 9-5 right, and now its 7. 5 hours of literal work with three smaller breaks, an extra 30 mins of work a day still.

(fixed lol thanks)

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where I live there’s a mandated 30 minute unpaid lunch break and two paid 15 minute breaks for any workday of 8 hours or more. So that’s an 8.5 hour day unless lunch is longer.

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[–] zik@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Expected work hours seem to be increasing everywhere over the last twenty years or so. It's gotten pretty nuts.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 4 points 1 year ago

I work 8:00 to 4:30 with a half-hour lunch break. Frequently I’ll put in a few extra hours in a week for some overtime ‘cause the job isn’t hard at all.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

My old job was oppressive clock watchers so everyone just strolled in as close to 8am as they could and left at 5pm sharp (people would be lined up at the turnstiles waiting to badge out). So why are they having you there for 10 hours a day? I'd rather come in an hour later than get a 2 hour lunch.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I thought 9-5 was an old trope. I’ve never heard of anywhere that offered 9-5 working hours. I don’t know anyone with them.

[–] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My work agreement is supposed to be 8-5 with hour lunch. I work 9-5 or 8-4 and eat at my desk when i can. But i do have mandatory overtime which sometimes makes it 7am-9pm. Fun times

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I work 9-5 with a paid lunch.

But I am in Canada (which is fairly similar to the US in terms of work culture.

Also I'm unionized.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've been working for 30 years, never seen a 9-5 job.

[–] criticon@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I've been working 9-5 and taking 1 hour for lunch for the last 6 years but recently I saw my job description and it says 9-6 (with 1 hour lunch) so 🤷

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Where I'm at in Canada it's almost always 8:30 to 4:30

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

8:30-3:00 baby, though honestly 3:45 or 4:00 would be better. I get 40 minutes for lunch and 90 minutes alone without students. I've got it nice.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Never had a paid lunch

I am currently doing 7:30-4:30 with an hour lunch most days but I am salaried so it could go longer, I am just intentional about only doing that much.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

9 to 5 is just a phrase referencing a standard full time day shift job not about the specific start/stop times

[–] Fluba 2 points 1 year ago

I'm at a non-profit and we work 9-5 with, technically, a 30 minute lunch break. So when we take a PTO day, it is 7.5 hours instead of 8. I'm remote though, so I just work through lunch or take that time to cook something.

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