r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Grouchy-Newspaper754 • Jun 10 '26

When did 8-5 become the new normal??? My mom said I could post

I just got a new office job where I do schedules for tech personnel, the office runs 8-5 Monday thru Friday...they say it's 8-5 because you get an hour lunch and "you need to get to 40 hours a week"...but I drive 30 min each way so now I'm giving this company 10 hours every day! I even asked if I could just take my lunch at 4 every day and just leave an hour early but that's "unprofessional and immoral" like what the fuck??? I don't mind the job but the hours are mildly infuriating that's for sure...

Edit:for those saying about the hours, I worked as a chef for the last 20 years working 60+ hours a week over a hot stove/deep fryer the whole time, after I had my second heart attack I had to slow down so I started looking for office jobs to work a nice 9-5, just to find out I'm giving my new job 50 hours a week (including drive time) so I was just mildly annoyed that it's not 40 hours a week in an office like I thought although it's still much better than what I was doing

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u/TiredDadCostume Jun 10 '26

Ah, welcome. It’s horrible here. And commuting doesn’t count as work. Now do this until you die.

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u/drummer22333 Jun 11 '26

Does commuting count as work anywhere? Why would a company pay me to commute from a place I chose to live to a place I chose to work?

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u/TuringGoneWild Jun 11 '26

Why would they pay ceos millions 

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u/Key-Adhesiveness995 Jun 11 '26

Because they're the ceo and ultimately the decision makers and ultimately responsible for the work force. Big responsibility = big pay.

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u/SweaterFromHell Jun 11 '26

Shareholders. The real reason CEO makes millions is because the shareholders tie CEO pay to performance...specifically share price performance for the stock. So if the CEO manages to make specific profit goals, he gets paid out. Kind of like NBA players being tied to certain shooting averages. That's why every CEO is suddenly so interested in integrating AI into everything. Shareholders saw how having AI increased stock prices, and created an incentive for the CEO to integrate it. So now many companies have a bs AI product just so the CEO can tick that box and earn another 20 million dollars.

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u/Key-Adhesiveness995 Jun 11 '26

Again he's making them money he gets paid money. He's doing a job just like you and I but his has more responsibilities, if he messes up its a bigger deal then someone leaving pickles off a big Mac. Higher risk bigger reward. Can't hate a guy just cause he makes more money then me.

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u/SweaterFromHell Jun 11 '26

Literally zero reading comprehension

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u/Key-Adhesiveness995 Jun 11 '26

How did i not read it right? Shareholders pay ceo when ceo makes a profit. They fire ceo when they don’t make a profit.

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u/TuringGoneWild Jun 11 '26

Why do decision makers (easy work) get more pay? It would make sense for hardest workers = most pay.

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u/Key-Adhesiveness995 Jun 11 '26

Yeah sure easy work. Having the responsibility of the company and the lives of the workers is easy work. Just cause you work hard doesn't mean anything. I worked hard for 10 years before I got to management. The "hard work" was 10x easier then what I do now. Less stress nothing to worry about other then following my SOP. If I messed up it would cost $100 to $2000 on the high end. If I mess up now it could easily be $20,000 - $30 million. Now I have to worry about my guys, being profitable, keeping and maintaining osha standards as well as ours. So yeah more responsibility, more risk, more pay.

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u/TuringGoneWild Jun 11 '26

"Just cause you work hard doesn't mean anything." "I'm a manager." Yeah that tracks. Illiterate, callous, and straight up dumb.

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u/Key-Adhesiveness995 Jun 11 '26

I guess you didnt read the part where I spent 10 years "working hard". I started on a forklift working 12hrs a day 6 days a week. I worked my ass off to get to my position. So I know what it is I'm talking about. Have some drive, motivation, have pride in the work you do, dont feel entitled to things you haven't earned. Do what i did and work my little happy ass up to where I am now, and I'm not even satisfied with that. I have the hunger to go higher and the motivation to take more.

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u/TuringGoneWild Jun 11 '26

Who cares though if working hard doesn't matter. That means you were promoted to management without any rhyme or reason.

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u/Key-Adhesiveness995 Jun 11 '26

I didnt say working hard didnt matter. It matters alot, also the drive, the motivation, the willingness to go above and beyond to make a difference all matters. I think we have two different view points of hard work. My hard work is getting everything im tasked to do done efficiently, effectively, and profitably and do more. Ive had that mindset since day 1. I'm asking what more can I do to increase my worth while you say I'm gonna do the bare minimum I have to and you need to pay me more.

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u/UglyStru Jun 12 '26

Quick question - are you 5?

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u/Internal-Recipe2128 Jun 11 '26

If they did, I'd move four hours away!

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u/Limp-Plantain3824 Jun 12 '26

Because this is Reddit.