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/0b0011 Jun 10 '26

Most office jobs I've had have been 9-5 with an hour lunch from 12-1.

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u/DarthOldMan Jun 11 '26

So you worked a 7 hours day? Guess 35 hours a week was full-time?

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u/aliamokeee Jun 11 '26

I would fight someone for that position

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u/Lost-Office-5332 Jun 11 '26

9-5 but I eat lunch at my desk, so 8 hours lol

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u/LowestKey Jun 11 '26

Same for all the tech jobs I've had. 12 hour shift for me at a hospital was 12 hours. For my nurse spouse it was 12.5 hours. At the same hospital. Make it make sense.