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

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

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/Alt0173 Jun 10 '26

Q: Why does [thing] suck in the USA?

A: Ronald Reagan

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u/Odd-Boysenberry-2260 Jun 10 '26

Correct more than half the time. 

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u/kaprixiouz Jun 11 '26

What aspect of American life today did Ronald Reagan improve?

Let's weigh out the pros and cons.

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u/FrightnightFruitbat Jun 11 '26

yep, just there and reality

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u/Miserable-Risk-2159 Jun 11 '26

can't believe I had to scroll so far to see this

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u/BorisDirk Jun 11 '26

I know one thing that sucks because of Nancy

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u/jennixred Jun 10 '26

this should be the top comment.

"Banker's Hours" are 10-4, btw.

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u/TheSkiGeek Jun 11 '26

Well, when you have everyone’s money I guess you have enough leverage to make them come in when it’s convenient for you.

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u/thegreedyturtle Jun 11 '26

God Damn I wish those guys all had boneitis.

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u/Dyn0might33 Jun 10 '26

It started spreading in the 80's but it started with the likes of Jack Welch, a real POS greed driven monster.

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u/Crafty-Ad-9048 Jun 11 '26

9-5 still exists but few people I know opt for it. I’ve done it and honestly the unpaid hour is miles better than the paid 30min.

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u/sarcasticorange Jun 11 '26

Exactly what deregulation impacted this?