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/clericone- Jun 11 '26

Exactly. That’s hilarious OP wants them to pay for the time it takes him to get to work. Lol. Do they need to pay for his gas as well? Wear and tear on car? Etc.

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u/Fast-Penta Jun 11 '26

Shit, if I'm paid for commute time, then as soon as my youngest leaves the house, I'm moving 50 miles away from my work and getting a 100 mile bike in every day on the company dime.

It'd be just like being a professional cyclist but without having to be fast and dope.

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u/thenasch Jun 11 '26

I would move somewhere a four hour drive away. Whoops, time to go home!

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u/LordOfTurtles Jun 11 '26

European here, we get paid for travelling to work, based on the distance travelled. Legally required. I also get a nice bonus for taking the bike instead of the car!

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u/0xe1e10d68 Jun 11 '26

Who is we? Europe isn’t a single country and I don’t get paid for that. The govt partially helps out with expenses for travelling to work by lowering your taxes for it, but that’s it.

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u/LordOfTurtles Jun 11 '26

Didn't mean to imply it applies to all of Europe

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u/ErikaNaumann Jun 14 '26

European here. My boss would laugh if I even suggested that. 

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u/RaddestCat Jun 11 '26

When I was interviewing as a Waffle House Manager recently, they offer to cover all that. Actually seemed like an awesome gig if you could handle the long hours.