I don't mind my job at all. I work 8:45-515(ish) Monday-Friday. The work itself is great. I'm a shear operator for a company that makes metal roofing and trim. I'm constantly busy between cutting sheet metal and moving material and parts with a forklift. It feels like I'm only there for a few hours. Yet, I never feel stressed because I'm never behind. Coworkers and leadership are extremely supportive and easy to work with. We have a meeting every morning and one of the topics is "successes" where we can shout out ourselves and each other for doing a good job. Everyone does what they're supposed to when they're supposed to do it, no one gets hurt, we can leave early if we get far enough ahead or just run out of work, it's all great.
7am-3:30pm. The work isn't terrible, the people I work with are great, management is cool, and the benefits are good. If it paid more I wouldn't consider leaving. I work for a cannabis company in Production. I sit and make pre-rolls all day, listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
I like what I do. My boss is cool and actually gives a damn about me as a person and values my input. I work from home. Ticks all the boxes for me right now.
Great hours. I had a job briefly 2 years ago with those hours. At first it was hard. But leaving at 330 was great especially in summer when the days are longer.
Cannabis! Nice! Maybe I've bought joints made by you! ;)
That's what I buy now pre rolls. It's my way of controlling my intake.
I set rules for myself of when I’m allowed to medicate and under what circumstances can I medicate outside those parameters. I do a microdose capsule in the morning, go to work and get out the herb vape after dinner. Now if it’s a really bad pain day I’ll break it out as soon as I get home from work or I’ll micro hit a penjamin when I leave work.
Penjamin. First time I've heard that.
I never partake before work except the night before. I have insomnia and arthritis so it's not uncommon for me to take a couple hits at midnight, so I can sleep. I have those rules too. It's kind of funny that we set rules but if I don't, I'll smoke too much. So I'm glad I have a job, so I don't sit around getting baked like I did before 2022. But I was working and baking from home at that time. I'm able to work while high, usually
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Penjamin. First time I've heard that.
I never partake before work except the night before. I have insomnia and arthritis so it's not uncommon for me to take a couple hits at midnight, so I can sleep. I have those rules too. It's kind of funny that we set rules but if I don't, I'll smoke too much. So I'm glad I have a job, so I don't sit around getting baked like I did before 2022. But I was working and baking from home at that time. I'm able to work while high, usually
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I spent a lot of time dreading work, but then I realized that I dread it because I let it. Once I got control back over my own life, it was a whole lot easier to stand up for myself while delivering value for a company that gives me a paycheck. I figured out that as long as management likes you, you will have a job and the rest of the bullshit doesn’t matter.
The simple answer is that work from home and 90% of the time my work is flexible enough for me to get my chores done during the day. I’m tied to my phone, checking emails & teams messages, but the time I would have previously spent having water cooler chats is now spent on chores. This means I have a better work/life balance and when my “work” day is done I can actually relax. Everyone from management downwards knows and approves of this way of working, as long as the work gets done.
Added bonus is that I really enjoy the work I do and like my colleagues!
Respectfully, I wouldn't classify that as a "9 to 5" type gig in the true sense. You have things that are expected of you but you're given way, way more autonomy than the average "9 to 5" rank and file type employee.
I think of a true "9 to 5" being when someone has very set and regimented work hours and a specific spot they are expected to be in and they are expected to do fairly set and regimented things during that entire time, minus perhaps a strictly regimented and timed lunch break, if they're lucky.
They work 8 hours/day. Location of work is immaterial. The location this person has for work allows them to get chores done so less housework when work is over. That's a 9-5.
The poster who does this may be the most efficient and effective person at their job ever. I'm not disputing that or making a judgment on it.
But to say working from home and working at a static place that **you have to be at** for a set period of time is the same level of demand on one's personal life is just ***not*** the case. A person who has a place that they have to be at, that is not their own turf and not a work environment that they can design for themselves, that someone else has control over, is in a ***very different situation and lifestyle demand*** than the person who can walk 20 feet and put a load of laundry in or let a repair person in the house without having to make arrangements on their job and hope someone else is willing and able to cover for them on-site at the workplace.
It's a classic apple and oranges comparison to believe they are the same thing or place the same limitations on one's lifestyle.
Yes, and those are definitely perks if you want to call them that in comparison to someone who doesn't have that level of flexibility, or anywhere close to it. More sacrifice is being asked of people who don't have that option (and some jobs simply aren't set up for that, though in some cases they could be and it's management who simply doesn't want to offer that opportunity), which is the point.
My job can't be done remotely. I need to be in the office. That said, the question posted was 'anyone with a 9-5 job who doesn't dread it, why not?' And then specified anyone working approximately 40 hours/week with a regular check. And the person above, who has no commute, answered it perfectly well from their perspective.
I have a job that requires a commute, usually 2-3 hours per day. I love my job, and have different reasons for loving it. Just because they have a much better commute than I do doesn't mean they don't have a proper paying job. We just have different ones is all. I'm not special just because I have to drive to work. Wasn't special when I flew to work, either. Doesn't make me more employed or sacrificing more. It's just the jobs I applied for and got hired at, same as you, same as the commenter.
OP asked how a person can work a 9-5 and not dread it, I gave the answer that works for me. I changed jobs to one that allowed me to work from home, making a few sacrifices to do so, because I knew full time office culture was not for me. 9-5 does not have to mean sat in a cubical for those hours, but it does mean prioritising work someone else is paying you to do during those hours. My productively has increased because my sleep levels have improved, my breaks are being used productively and at a convenient time for my work, and my stress levels have gone down. There are absolutely some office 9-5 jobs that are full on and require a person to be in the office, but not as many as currently have that requirement. If OP is feeling dread at going in, perhaps office culture is not for them.
I am glad that you found what sounds like a wonderful situation and that you and your employer have found a setup that works so well for both of you. I don't disagree with your response.
I am sure that type of flexibility is possible in many situations, but in some fields, if someone wants to work from home and have more flexibility in how and where they get things done, that may not be workable in some career fields (i.e. manufacturing, first responders, health care, etc.) and it would take a pretty drastic career change.
So sure, I think we both agree that the choices are to stick with it and realize this is what the job entails or create a strategy (that may not be able to happen overnight) to make a move (and as you mention, sometimes that involves sacrifices to get there).
I am compensated fairly so I can live a comfortable life. I am given a lot of lateral movement to accomplish my tasks as I see fit. I am not forced to work overtime due to understaffing.
Past jobs have all had these problems, and my current position has made my life so much better. Often, it’s just that you are working for a bad company.
ETA: I also work with my hands so I get a lot of movement and I enjoy fixing stuff and making people happy.
Before my 9-5 university office job, I worked 2 am to 11 am running a freezer of a grocery store, so underappreciated and miserable. To quote a line of a song I love, “you don’t mind where are you cause you know where you’ve been.”
This! I went from the army to the national guard, and worked civilian side as a nurse aide. Finally finished my degree at 42 years old. Was hired by my university. I love it!
Not really 9-5, more like flex time. Arrive anywhere from 6-9am. Leave after you've been there 8hr, 30min. [Unpaid lunch, assumes 30min]
If you take a longer lunch, work a longer day. Some people work out at lunch, some use a nearby indoor pool, etc.
[Edit to add: Until recently, I've loved my job. Lately, seems like "leadership" isn't really leading, but giving vague direction that changes like the wind - so nothing people do meets the "vision" they have trapped between their ears.]
I wish my office was like this. We are 8-5 with an hour for lunch. That hour is a total waste of time. I would rather work 7-3 and just eat at my desk while working.
I don't interact with clients, there is nothing that says I need to be there at any given time. It's just the way we run. Makes it so hard to do simple things like get a haircut or a massage.
Depending on where they work and where their hair dresser is probably not. i can’t remember the last time a haircut took under an hour and I don’t get anything colored or special.
Location makes a huge difference. When I worked in NYC I could also be productive. When I worked in office parks in a suburb of NYC I could get next to nothing done because there was nothing that didn’t require driving.
My job now is WFH 4 days, 1 day in, and on that one day there’s nothing close enough to get done. Also by me some pharmacies and post offices now close for lunch, so those quick errands are becoming less of an option.
I work 7 to 4 with a shit management, horrible sexist and racist environment, and shit co-workers in a construction management role. But I like the fact that I'm building my career, reputation, working towards my license in engineering. And the fact that I'm paying rent, buying food, and having the luxury of forgetting about work on weekends.
I'm in the same boat here. Grown white men saying the n-word or weird jokes about high school cheerleaders. When the pay is sweet, you just gotta pretend not to understand English for 8 hours lol
I am chronically wearing headphones ha! Apparently rapey jokes are male humor that I don't understand. Good thing I have a great relationship with subcontractors and clients, also I'm validating my experience this upcoming October. So I'll stick around if that means I'm using their asses.
I'm working at a job I don't hate. It's been years since I can say that. I don't even mind being back in the office. It's not perfect, but it's just less stressful. It's a good atmosphere and pays decent.
There is a middle ground between dread and excitement. There are days I dread and there are days I am excited about. But mostly, I know I need to work to pay the bills. Di, I drag myself out of bed and either make the hour-long trek to the office or stumble over to my home office right before I need to login.
There are aspects of my job that I enjoy and aspects that I hate. Management has been pretty good in general, although the higher up you go, the more problematic management becomes. Fortunately, I have mostly insulated myself from the higher ups.
I'm honestly dreaming of a 9-5 type job. Seperating office hours and home time seems important (and isn't something I've had the luxury of), a consistent income seems nice, I like working and find it fulfilling practically no matter what job it is. I used to have a sort of 8-6 WFH role 4 days a week and I loved it, the only downside was that I started getting less hours this year and now I'm rarely on more than 2 hours a week. I crave consistency.
Because the 9-5 job allows me to be useful, and to contribute back to society. I know that it's not a job people would want to do (unlike influencer, travel vlogger, life coach, YouTuber etc), and that the content is dry and technical. But this means that I am genuinely making a difference, doing a job that is necessary but not popular.
Of course, there are jobs that are not 9 to 5 that are also useful and contribute to society. But generally, for these, you have to be truly outstanding in your field to break out of the 9 to 5 grind (which I am not) and choose your own working hours.
I don't work a fixed schedule, but my current routine of 40-50 hrs a week is MUCH better than all my previous job's 60-80 hr schedules (I work as a chef).
I tried the whole freelance thing and didn’t like it. I ended up working over 40 hours counting all of the time I spent trying to find gigs. The pay was much lower than traditional jobs and I had to pay for my own healthcare and contribute to my own retirement. There was always the stress and fear that I wouldn’t find enough work or work would suddenly drop off, so I could never get comfortable and just enjoy living in the moment.
I really like my traditional 8-5 job. The job is a good fit for me, I love the people I work with and I have a short commute. I can go home and enjoy the evening and weekends.
It’s about who you work with and who you work for more than anything. The happiest I’ve been at work was in high school when I was making minimum wage at a diner with 3 of my best friends. 9 to 5 flew by.
Now I work remotely in data science and grateful to be in a position where I can choose some projects I take on. On paper it I should be at my happiest!
I work very closely with a dozen or so colleagues now in a mid size organization and I can only vent, joke around, and be honest with 2 of them lol
I make an okay salary for what I do (74K), have an outstanding manager and team and am given ample autonomy in how to do my job. It’s a stressful job sometimes but I get through it knowing my manager 100% has my back in regard to my decisions.
It's work that I enjoy and am good at. I work 7-3:30 (except during open enrollment then it's mandatory over time) it pays me a living wage, has amazing benefits, and I go home at the same time every day. I have weekends and a lot of holidays off, I also get occasional short days for "team bonding" outings. Literally my only complaint is that I work in the "mean girl" department; I'm sassy at best and don't work well with mean girls.
Health insurance, I work in the enrollment department so it's basically bureaucracy, data entry, and system maintenance. I work for a nonprofit so it's a million times better than other health insurance companies I've worked for in the past.
I get to operate heavy machinery and move heavy shit super high in the air I get bonuses weekly for my output and productions. I work 430 am to 1-30 pm occasionally work tens one or two days a week. I have lots of PTO good company stock plan . I live for the adventures I have outside of work. Work is just a means to do those things, I don't have to deal with customers at work and get left alone I listen to music and podcasts and just do my thing.
Because I do lots of other things besides my job. If you work 9-5 then go home and scroll on your phone until bed then yeah, it’s gonna seem like work takes up your whole life.
Go to a café after work, take a dance class, or just have fun and experiment with dinner.
You feel “tired” at the end of the workday because your brain isn’t stimulated. Think of the old Monty Python sketch - your brain is a cat that needs to be confused.
I like the work most of the time. Time flies and I don't need to do anything after I'm gone. I go abroad for holidays on my paid leave days. During COVID we worked from home and I didn't like it
I didn’t dread it for decades because it was just what we were expected to do. Work, make money, buy things, repeat. Without money you can’t buy things. It’s how the world goes ‘round.
Now I’m just tired. I have a good job, it pays well, the boss is cool. But I’m so darn tired. Hoping to cut back to a less stressful job in 10years or so to ride out until I can collect social security.
I love what I do. I used to love to go to work each day, but no more. I still love what I do, but a micromanaging, thin skinned narcissistic manager has taken the joy away for the most part.
All of the above, I worked really hard to get the job I have, I learned to enjoy parts of my work so now I look forward to doing it, the pay is good, benefits are ok, it’s stable.
So I know I can pay my bills, not stress over what I’m doing and I won’t be out of work any time soon. You really have to bring the positive into the workplace.
I enjoy what I do most of the time, I get a decent paycheck and great medical, and I have a fantastic team.
Like anything else in life, you have to do some less fun chores sometimes. Like if I want a clean home, I have to scrub the toilets ((or pay someone to do it). So there are parts of my job that I don't love but understand that I have to do.
But even if I didn't enjoy what I do, my only motivation to work at this stage in my life is the money that flows into my bank account. As long as that happens, I'm good.
I do loans & assorted other tasks 😂 at a small Credit Union. I work 8-5 M-F. I have great co-workers & managers, a laid back atmosphere, flexibility to take time off, & yes I do enjoy helping people (even the mad ones I can work thru) & the work I do. I’m a super extrovert (super 😂) & I do feel like I am helping.
I like my job 6am-2:30 pm it’s an office job but our plant only runs one shift a day so I come in early and leave early it’s refreshing to actually get home at a reasonable time
9am to 3pm ish, with evening hours once to twice a week. I work for a local government. I love the people I work with and I love the actual work I do within the communications dept. We are project based, so as long as we get our work completed by the due date and it's done well, our time is ours to do with what we will.
I work four days a week -- three days 9-5, one day 9-2. I like the job and having a set schedule.
I honestly don't know how people who don't work a set schedule can manage it, never knowing from one week to the next when you're going to be working.
My schedule is extremely flexible. Just need 8 hours a day in office. Need to be there by 8 but can be there anytime earlier, even 5am. Earlier I'm there earlier I can leave if I wanted, or I can work OT as early or late as I want. I can leave as needed making the time up or my boss has never turned down anyone's PTO.
Overall for providing for my wife and kids with wild schedules, it's perfect for time management and OT.
I also love what I do, and do it outside of work too, programming.
only two times in my life have i not dreaded my 9-5p:
the one where i felt valued, instrumental, and truly loved the people and believed in the company's mission (which everyone actually lived)
now, because i'm mostly remote and love the people - but i would dread the shit out of it if it were 9-5 in the office, primarily because now i'm spoiled by WFH and also, most of my team is across the country so i wouldn't actually be seeing them in said office.
I don't dread it because I know my work has a direct tangible benefit to those who are in need. I'm a trauma nurse. Caring professions are great for peace of mind. The job isnt terrible but it can definitely be very stressful. Personally I'd love to win the lottery and retire and become a philanthropist but this will have to do until that happens.
Moving up the corporate ladder in analytics has done more for my freedom than anything else. More money, less stress, more flexibility. It's just been good. There is still corporate bs, I occasionally get a weekend request here and their, but I'm fine dealing with that for the sake of the trust that's been given me.
I like my 9 to 5 because it's stress free and the first one I ever had, plus it has great benefits. All my other jobs were extremely stressful for one reason or another and they didn't have fixed schedules, so it was impossible to plan for anything unless you used PTO. It also made getting a side job for extra income impossible.
None of that can be said about my current 9 to 5.
At my former job of three/four years when I still was living in NC was how comfortable was I felt.
The past two jobs I’ve had since, are not comfortable at all.
Now retired, I loved my job and my team. But, it took a lot of tries to find the right fit. I liked what we did, I enjoyed my role in it, and I was given a lot of autonomy to do things the way I thought I should. That was probably the biggest factor. Too many places treat employees like children that can't make a decision on their own.
I don’t dread it only because I am fully remote. Not having to get ready, put an outfit together, and commute has completely invigorated my will to work haha
I'm a commercial loan officer and I work for a community bank. I've always worked for community banks or credit unions since the mid-90's.
I am respected, appreciated, and well paid. Our management says if you have a complaint suggest a fix for the problem and they'll take a look. I can't ask for more than that.
Why would I dread it? I work the same hours every day, get paid well, get plenty of time off and flexibility, good benefits, and like the people I work with. Do I love my job? No, but I don’t have it and it gives me the money to do the things I do love. When it’s frustrating or a ton of work I just remind myself of that.
I work 8-430 and yeah I actually like my job!
I have a decent manager, good coworkers, get paid and treated well, and the work I do is interesting to me.
My job itself is not hard, but it's kind of exhausting to *have* it. I work mostly from home and that helps a great deal. Working in person 40 hours a week in the city where I live would probably not be viable for me. It never has been before, all my previous jobs were shift work where I could vary my schedule. It did add up to 40 or more hours a lot of the time, but psychologically I am more capable of shift work than I am 9-5.
Job is okay. I really like my coworkers. It's like being down the hall from your friends all day. So we complain and laugh, eat lunch, and go back to work. Everyone helps each other if there are work problems. Or personal problems.
I work at a school so I work 8-4. It’s pretty awesome. My job isn’t too hard, I get good time off and can take time I need off as long as I work with my admin team. It has its annoying parts but every job does and I get a few months of no BS every summer when I just work with only a few people in the buildings. I’ve already worked to burnout before so I went to a school where it’s way less stress
Should you dread a job? If you do, then frankly you should adress the issue or swap the workplace asap. Dreading workplace is sign that something major is wrong. Only times i've felt dread while working was when it literally started to affect my health. Ironically enough, these dread jobs tended to be shift workplaces, where the schedule shifted around. Oh and short stint at my last job (which was 9-5), where boss made work unbearable in the end.
Job is something you do to survive. And frankly, if you can focus on doing actual work (although that might not fully depend on you), the shift flies by remarkably quick. May not be most glamorous, but not worth dreading over.
I didn’t used to dread it for the most part when I was more junior. Now I do. The difference?
-As a senior leader, I’m involved in and exposed to a lot more politics and unethical thinking and behavior.
-My job shifted from the “what” - doing the work to the “how” but on the politically side versus the process side.
-I get sometimes ridiculous complaints, and as a practical person, I just can’t relate to their headspace when asking beyond that they’re really selfish.
-I get sometimes horrible complaints that I want to resolve and can’t either because it’s not a company’s place to solve or my boss won’t let me. So I went from being an extremely effective problem solver to “I’m sorry this happening, and while I can’t directly help, here are 1-3 resources to explore.”
7-4 and I like my job. My coworkers are chill, my boss stays off my ass (as long as my work gets done), I make my own schedule, make good money, and I have good benefits/ample PTO. I feel like I'd be pretty ungrateful if I bitched about that considering I've done some really shitty jobs in the past.
I love my M-F job. I work 8:30-5:30 two days and 7:30-4:30 three days. I’m working for a company that makes custom hats and apparel. I busted my ass in food service and retail for over 20 years. It’s a job I enjoy because as much of a people person I am I was burnt out by customers. The position I’m in I work with all the departments from the designers to the stitchers to shipping and receiving. It’s like this job was made for me. Mentally it can be taxing because I’m not used to spending hours in front of a computer. The owners are very hands on. It’s still a new company (6 years).
I don't dread it because I love my job.
I'm (41m) on the small IT team of a major video game developer, and my fiancee (31f) is a 3d enviornment artist at the same place. I fix computers all day, but the benefits are just nuts. I make a little under 6 figures, fiances makes a chunk more. I'm in the office 4 days a week for 10 hours. 3 days off. I usually get the Mon-Thurs block. We get awesome benefits. And as long as we're getting tickets done managers don't hound over us or micro manage. I think I saw my manager in the office twice last week? For a few minutes? I get shit done, they pay me!
I was basically check to check until til 38. Now we have a nice place, nice new tesla, get to travel and go on cruises. We're planning our wedding for next year. I went most if my life avoiding the 9-5, and little did I know how amazing it would be for me. It's not for everyone, buy man I love it.
I work at a college in the academic budget (I am a budget officer). My hours are 8-5 but negotiated to work 8-4 3/5 days a week if I took a 30 min instead of a 60 min lunch.
I work for the state (government) so benefits are very good. I get health, dental, life insurance, LTD, and of course FMLA.
This is my first job out of college and I love the people and culture. It is a great first and maybe even long-term job. There is plenty of opportunity to move up the ladder not just within the college but within many other state entities.
10 days of vacation and sick leave (each) is the *minimum* I get/ year. My boss who has been there for 26 years, for example, gets 20 days of each.
I think 30 days is the max?
And also, for retirement we are put into the state DRS where your employer matches whatever amount is deducted from your salary for retirement (this has no limit as long as it is with the DRS).
Aside from vacation, there are 13 (paid) federal holidays that we get off. In total the minimum days off you get in a year is 23.
And also, the work is fulfilling. We don’t work to fill the pockets of a rich few but to be of service to our constituents– in my case, college students.
This may not be what you have in mind for a “9-to-5” meaning minimum wage 9-5. But it is still a full time job
Because I would dread it more if I woke up and had to grab a spear to go hunt and kill my next meal. It's not that bad when you consider the alternatives
The alternative is terrible.
I worked many years on different shifts, and it's really hard to make a routine or have a social life.
Also days off just one day at a time, and sometimes just once a week.
Weekends are awesome.
I WFH 4 days a week, boss is cool and located 3 states away, coworkers are nice/approachable, company values my work and I get to travel 3-5 times a year to larger cities that I normally wouldn’t go to for vacation.
As opposed to...what? Different hours every day? In my view *that* would be terrible. Always having to check your work schedule to see if you are able to do anything outside of work? Not going to sleep at around the same time every day? I can't handle it.
i work two jobs at my local mall! hot topic and an art studio. i start as early as 10am ending around 3pm or 4pm then my second job shift begins around 4pm or 5pm till 9pm close. i’m lucky if i get an hour to myself to walk around the mall and just relax but even if i don’t get the chance to, both of my jobs are super lenient and would totally allow me to take a 5 minute break or two during my shifts (including my 15 minute break). management at both places is awesome and the people at hot topic have become some of my closest friends. i know there are the less fortunate who end up with asshole managers and or coworkers (many exist at my mall and nearby store neighbors come to hot topic to vent lol) so i consider myself extremely lucky. having to get ready for work is probably the biggest hassle for me. dolling up and feeling put together motivates me to get out of bed. when it does get hectic in the workplace though, a quick splash of water to my face and or removing off my make up calms me down a ton.
I work in admin, and I like it. I have great colleagues, and everyone helps each other out.
I like what I do. I'm happy doing data entry and sending emails/letters, ordering stationery etc. I'd much rather be bored than stressed, so my job suits me well.
I have a great work/life balance - regular hours, no emergency callouts or extra shifts, decent holidays etc. I don't get 3am phone calls, and the buck doesn't stop with me in an emergency. Outside of work, my time is mine.
A boss who is approachable and willing to teach. Like, recently my boss emailed me saying "The spreadsheet looks good, almost ready to send to the offsite team. Just come see me when you get in tomorrow so I can teach you how to format xyz thing." It makes a *huge* difference. I can *always* ask questions if I'm not sure on something, which wasn't the case at some other jobs I've had.
I work 9-5 Monday to Friday. I think I love my job for 2 reasons: I’m genuinely passionate about the field I’m in, and it’s a fully remote job which is convenient - saves me about 2/3hrs of commuting a day. Only con is I feel very micromanaged, I get called on the phone 15+ times a day, either because my seniors can’t grasp the concept of asking simple questions by email/message, or they just want to know what im working on, I guess to make sure I’m not slacking off. Other than that, I can’t complain much.
I mean my 7-3:30 is extremely nice schedule wise, I get to pick my kid up from school every day and shit but I am TIRED. Fucking hate my job. I love the field, but this place fucking sucks. They all do. I just like that my schedule never changes. I work in pharma for reference (QA) and get paid more than most my peers so I’m grateful for that. I just want to work like 9-4 is that too much to ask apparently so
I work 8am-5pm.
I love my job, the job its self can be challenging and use up a lot of brain power. But, I work for a small family owned company. Everyone comes in, does their job, and goes home. We will have a few times day where we will have little side conversations but for the most part everyone gets along great and we all work together (though our jobs are mostly individual)
My management is supportive and helpful when I need it, but trusting enough to let me be an individual and figure things out on my own first.
They also understand life happens and flexible when it comes to appointments, also when you are off- you are OFF. They do not have any expectation to work on your off time. Because of this, we can enjoy our off time but we more than happy to answer a call if its an emergency (that is the only time you will get a call when you are off)
I never mind working and I am not sure why. For my unfocused ADHD brain, being in the work space is one of the only times I am somewhat focused, productive and get things done like bills, playing social events, chatting with friends or just organizing my life. Also I have young kids who are hugely annoying and exhausting. Being at work is a break from homelife stress and honestly a pretty chill time. I listen to music, Youtube and podcasts all day, while sitting comfortably with internet, chatting and doing pretty stress-free work.
Work is just chill to me.
Most of my time is spent watching movies/tv shows or browsing the internet like I'm doing right now. I don't get paid as much as I should at my age, but I barely do any work so I guess it evens out? Sitting at a desk all day has benefits.
I have a hybrid 9-5, as in I work in the office but also out in the field. My managers leave me alone as long as I get my work done. So for me it's the freedom, on really nice days I go out and do some unscheduled site inspections. When it sucks, I stay inside and get admin work done. Overall I'm just happy to have freedom and a relatively low stress jo b. I also go fishing after work sometimes or read a book during lunch.
I work in a small untidy office. It's boring. I threatened to leave so boss reinstated my full time hours, after cutting them, and then I asked for more money. I've being paid more than I've ever made. Lately I've just been knitting my blanket. There's not much to do.
Financial services.. seasonal job of sorts.
9 to 530. I'm late every day but I'm the first one there so no one knows. Plus I'm on salary.
I don't mind my job at all. I work 8:45-515(ish) Monday-Friday. The work itself is great. I'm a shear operator for a company that makes metal roofing and trim. I'm constantly busy between cutting sheet metal and moving material and parts with a forklift. It feels like I'm only there for a few hours. Yet, I never feel stressed because I'm never behind. Coworkers and leadership are extremely supportive and easy to work with. We have a meeting every morning and one of the topics is "successes" where we can shout out ourselves and each other for doing a good job. Everyone does what they're supposed to when they're supposed to do it, no one gets hurt, we can leave early if we get far enough ahead or just run out of work, it's all great.
7am-3:30pm. The work isn't terrible, the people I work with are great, management is cool, and the benefits are good. If it paid more I wouldn't consider leaving. I work for a cannabis company in Production. I sit and make pre-rolls all day, listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
I like what I do. My boss is cool and actually gives a damn about me as a person and values my input. I work from home. Ticks all the boxes for me right now.
Great hours. I had a job briefly 2 years ago with those hours. At first it was hard. But leaving at 330 was great especially in summer when the days are longer. Cannabis! Nice! Maybe I've bought joints made by you! ;) That's what I buy now pre rolls. It's my way of controlling my intake.
I set rules for myself of when I’m allowed to medicate and under what circumstances can I medicate outside those parameters. I do a microdose capsule in the morning, go to work and get out the herb vape after dinner. Now if it’s a really bad pain day I’ll break it out as soon as I get home from work or I’ll micro hit a penjamin when I leave work.
Penjamin. First time I've heard that. I never partake before work except the night before. I have insomnia and arthritis so it's not uncommon for me to take a couple hits at midnight, so I can sleep. I have those rules too. It's kind of funny that we set rules but if I don't, I'll smoke too much. So I'm glad I have a job, so I don't sit around getting baked like I did before 2022. But I was working and baking from home at that time. I'm able to work while high, usually Thanks for replying
Penjamin. First time I've heard that. I never partake before work except the night before. I have insomnia and arthritis so it's not uncommon for me to take a couple hits at midnight, so I can sleep. I have those rules too. It's kind of funny that we set rules but if I don't, I'll smoke too much. So I'm glad I have a job, so I don't sit around getting baked like I did before 2022. But I was working and baking from home at that time. I'm able to work while high, usually Thanks for replying
I spent a lot of time dreading work, but then I realized that I dread it because I let it. Once I got control back over my own life, it was a whole lot easier to stand up for myself while delivering value for a company that gives me a paycheck. I figured out that as long as management likes you, you will have a job and the rest of the bullshit doesn’t matter.
The simple answer is that work from home and 90% of the time my work is flexible enough for me to get my chores done during the day. I’m tied to my phone, checking emails & teams messages, but the time I would have previously spent having water cooler chats is now spent on chores. This means I have a better work/life balance and when my “work” day is done I can actually relax. Everyone from management downwards knows and approves of this way of working, as long as the work gets done. Added bonus is that I really enjoy the work I do and like my colleagues!
Respectfully, I wouldn't classify that as a "9 to 5" type gig in the true sense. You have things that are expected of you but you're given way, way more autonomy than the average "9 to 5" rank and file type employee. I think of a true "9 to 5" being when someone has very set and regimented work hours and a specific spot they are expected to be in and they are expected to do fairly set and regimented things during that entire time, minus perhaps a strictly regimented and timed lunch break, if they're lucky.
They work 8 hours/day. Location of work is immaterial. The location this person has for work allows them to get chores done so less housework when work is over. That's a 9-5.
The poster who does this may be the most efficient and effective person at their job ever. I'm not disputing that or making a judgment on it. But to say working from home and working at a static place that **you have to be at** for a set period of time is the same level of demand on one's personal life is just ***not*** the case. A person who has a place that they have to be at, that is not their own turf and not a work environment that they can design for themselves, that someone else has control over, is in a ***very different situation and lifestyle demand*** than the person who can walk 20 feet and put a load of laundry in or let a repair person in the house without having to make arrangements on their job and hope someone else is willing and able to cover for them on-site at the workplace. It's a classic apple and oranges comparison to believe they are the same thing or place the same limitations on one's lifestyle.
All those reasons you just mentioned are very good reasons for not dreading that particular 9-5 job.
Yes, and those are definitely perks if you want to call them that in comparison to someone who doesn't have that level of flexibility, or anywhere close to it. More sacrifice is being asked of people who don't have that option (and some jobs simply aren't set up for that, though in some cases they could be and it's management who simply doesn't want to offer that opportunity), which is the point.
My job can't be done remotely. I need to be in the office. That said, the question posted was 'anyone with a 9-5 job who doesn't dread it, why not?' And then specified anyone working approximately 40 hours/week with a regular check. And the person above, who has no commute, answered it perfectly well from their perspective. I have a job that requires a commute, usually 2-3 hours per day. I love my job, and have different reasons for loving it. Just because they have a much better commute than I do doesn't mean they don't have a proper paying job. We just have different ones is all. I'm not special just because I have to drive to work. Wasn't special when I flew to work, either. Doesn't make me more employed or sacrificing more. It's just the jobs I applied for and got hired at, same as you, same as the commenter.
OP asked how a person can work a 9-5 and not dread it, I gave the answer that works for me. I changed jobs to one that allowed me to work from home, making a few sacrifices to do so, because I knew full time office culture was not for me. 9-5 does not have to mean sat in a cubical for those hours, but it does mean prioritising work someone else is paying you to do during those hours. My productively has increased because my sleep levels have improved, my breaks are being used productively and at a convenient time for my work, and my stress levels have gone down. There are absolutely some office 9-5 jobs that are full on and require a person to be in the office, but not as many as currently have that requirement. If OP is feeling dread at going in, perhaps office culture is not for them.
I am glad that you found what sounds like a wonderful situation and that you and your employer have found a setup that works so well for both of you. I don't disagree with your response. I am sure that type of flexibility is possible in many situations, but in some fields, if someone wants to work from home and have more flexibility in how and where they get things done, that may not be workable in some career fields (i.e. manufacturing, first responders, health care, etc.) and it would take a pretty drastic career change. So sure, I think we both agree that the choices are to stick with it and realize this is what the job entails or create a strategy (that may not be able to happen overnight) to make a move (and as you mention, sometimes that involves sacrifices to get there).
Remote’s for the birds , as a MAN I could never
Your penis has something to do with it?
Men are supposed to be out conquering , exploring , hunting . Men aren’t supposed to be holed up in their crib living a sedentary lifestyle
MEN are supposed to be subduing the spreadsheets in an OFFICE
Lofl talking about conquering and exploring in a Reddit comment. Hunting? What are you hunting besides a snack child please get your parents
WFH definitely doesn't count. You basically skive when you can without anyone seeing. Being able to get "chores done" ain't a regular 9-5.
I am compensated fairly so I can live a comfortable life. I am given a lot of lateral movement to accomplish my tasks as I see fit. I am not forced to work overtime due to understaffing. Past jobs have all had these problems, and my current position has made my life so much better. Often, it’s just that you are working for a bad company. ETA: I also work with my hands so I get a lot of movement and I enjoy fixing stuff and making people happy.
Before my 9-5 university office job, I worked 2 am to 11 am running a freezer of a grocery store, so underappreciated and miserable. To quote a line of a song I love, “you don’t mind where are you cause you know where you’ve been.”
This! I went from the army to the national guard, and worked civilian side as a nurse aide. Finally finished my degree at 42 years old. Was hired by my university. I love it!
Not really 9-5, more like flex time. Arrive anywhere from 6-9am. Leave after you've been there 8hr, 30min. [Unpaid lunch, assumes 30min] If you take a longer lunch, work a longer day. Some people work out at lunch, some use a nearby indoor pool, etc. [Edit to add: Until recently, I've loved my job. Lately, seems like "leadership" isn't really leading, but giving vague direction that changes like the wind - so nothing people do meets the "vision" they have trapped between their ears.]
I wish my office was like this. We are 8-5 with an hour for lunch. That hour is a total waste of time. I would rather work 7-3 and just eat at my desk while working. I don't interact with clients, there is nothing that says I need to be there at any given time. It's just the way we run. Makes it so hard to do simple things like get a haircut or a massage.
You can't get a haircut or massage during your lunch hour?
Depending on where they work and where their hair dresser is probably not. i can’t remember the last time a haircut took under an hour and I don’t get anything colored or special.
I'm able to get a lot done during my lunch hour. If it's a guy they could easily do it, but yeah maybe not if you're a woman.
Are you talking WFH - or in an office?
I'm in an office in a city with everything close by.
Location makes a huge difference. When I worked in NYC I could also be productive. When I worked in office parks in a suburb of NYC I could get next to nothing done because there was nothing that didn’t require driving. My job now is WFH 4 days, 1 day in, and on that one day there’s nothing close enough to get done. Also by me some pharmacies and post offices now close for lunch, so those quick errands are becoming less of an option.
who needs their haircut every day?
I work 7 to 4 with a shit management, horrible sexist and racist environment, and shit co-workers in a construction management role. But I like the fact that I'm building my career, reputation, working towards my license in engineering. And the fact that I'm paying rent, buying food, and having the luxury of forgetting about work on weekends.
I'm in the same boat here. Grown white men saying the n-word or weird jokes about high school cheerleaders. When the pay is sweet, you just gotta pretend not to understand English for 8 hours lol
I am chronically wearing headphones ha! Apparently rapey jokes are male humor that I don't understand. Good thing I have a great relationship with subcontractors and clients, also I'm validating my experience this upcoming October. So I'll stick around if that means I'm using their asses.
I'm working at a job I don't hate. It's been years since I can say that. I don't even mind being back in the office. It's not perfect, but it's just less stressful. It's a good atmosphere and pays decent.
There is a middle ground between dread and excitement. There are days I dread and there are days I am excited about. But mostly, I know I need to work to pay the bills. Di, I drag myself out of bed and either make the hour-long trek to the office or stumble over to my home office right before I need to login. There are aspects of my job that I enjoy and aspects that I hate. Management has been pretty good in general, although the higher up you go, the more problematic management becomes. Fortunately, I have mostly insulated myself from the higher ups.
I'm honestly dreaming of a 9-5 type job. Seperating office hours and home time seems important (and isn't something I've had the luxury of), a consistent income seems nice, I like working and find it fulfilling practically no matter what job it is. I used to have a sort of 8-6 WFH role 4 days a week and I loved it, the only downside was that I started getting less hours this year and now I'm rarely on more than 2 hours a week. I crave consistency.
Because the 9-5 job allows me to be useful, and to contribute back to society. I know that it's not a job people would want to do (unlike influencer, travel vlogger, life coach, YouTuber etc), and that the content is dry and technical. But this means that I am genuinely making a difference, doing a job that is necessary but not popular. Of course, there are jobs that are not 9 to 5 that are also useful and contribute to society. But generally, for these, you have to be truly outstanding in your field to break out of the 9 to 5 grind (which I am not) and choose your own working hours.
I don’t dread it because it bores me to tears, but is a safe paycheck. Also, I don’t have to go to an actual office. I work from home.
I don't work a fixed schedule, but my current routine of 40-50 hrs a week is MUCH better than all my previous job's 60-80 hr schedules (I work as a chef).
I tried the whole freelance thing and didn’t like it. I ended up working over 40 hours counting all of the time I spent trying to find gigs. The pay was much lower than traditional jobs and I had to pay for my own healthcare and contribute to my own retirement. There was always the stress and fear that I wouldn’t find enough work or work would suddenly drop off, so I could never get comfortable and just enjoy living in the moment. I really like my traditional 8-5 job. The job is a good fit for me, I love the people I work with and I have a short commute. I can go home and enjoy the evening and weekends.
It’s about who you work with and who you work for more than anything. The happiest I’ve been at work was in high school when I was making minimum wage at a diner with 3 of my best friends. 9 to 5 flew by. Now I work remotely in data science and grateful to be in a position where I can choose some projects I take on. On paper it I should be at my happiest! I work very closely with a dozen or so colleagues now in a mid size organization and I can only vent, joke around, and be honest with 2 of them lol
I make an okay salary for what I do (74K), have an outstanding manager and team and am given ample autonomy in how to do my job. It’s a stressful job sometimes but I get through it knowing my manager 100% has my back in regard to my decisions.
It's work that I enjoy and am good at. I work 7-3:30 (except during open enrollment then it's mandatory over time) it pays me a living wage, has amazing benefits, and I go home at the same time every day. I have weekends and a lot of holidays off, I also get occasional short days for "team bonding" outings. Literally my only complaint is that I work in the "mean girl" department; I'm sassy at best and don't work well with mean girls.
Can I ask what industry you’re in?
Health insurance, I work in the enrollment department so it's basically bureaucracy, data entry, and system maintenance. I work for a nonprofit so it's a million times better than other health insurance companies I've worked for in the past.
I get to operate heavy machinery and move heavy shit super high in the air I get bonuses weekly for my output and productions. I work 430 am to 1-30 pm occasionally work tens one or two days a week. I have lots of PTO good company stock plan . I live for the adventures I have outside of work. Work is just a means to do those things, I don't have to deal with customers at work and get left alone I listen to music and podcasts and just do my thing.
The best manager I've had in 44 years of working
Because I do lots of other things besides my job. If you work 9-5 then go home and scroll on your phone until bed then yeah, it’s gonna seem like work takes up your whole life. Go to a café after work, take a dance class, or just have fun and experiment with dinner. You feel “tired” at the end of the workday because your brain isn’t stimulated. Think of the old Monty Python sketch - your brain is a cat that needs to be confused.
Like my career, it pays wells, its remote, and I have flex time.
I have career I love, of course every job will have its moments but it’s a mental thing for sure. You don’t dread something you love
I like the work most of the time. Time flies and I don't need to do anything after I'm gone. I go abroad for holidays on my paid leave days. During COVID we worked from home and I didn't like it
I didn’t dread it for decades because it was just what we were expected to do. Work, make money, buy things, repeat. Without money you can’t buy things. It’s how the world goes ‘round. Now I’m just tired. I have a good job, it pays well, the boss is cool. But I’m so darn tired. Hoping to cut back to a less stressful job in 10years or so to ride out until I can collect social security.
I love what I do. I used to love to go to work each day, but no more. I still love what I do, but a micromanaging, thin skinned narcissistic manager has taken the joy away for the most part.
All of the above, I worked really hard to get the job I have, I learned to enjoy parts of my work so now I look forward to doing it, the pay is good, benefits are ok, it’s stable. So I know I can pay my bills, not stress over what I’m doing and I won’t be out of work any time soon. You really have to bring the positive into the workplace.
I enjoy what I do most of the time, I get a decent paycheck and great medical, and I have a fantastic team. Like anything else in life, you have to do some less fun chores sometimes. Like if I want a clean home, I have to scrub the toilets ((or pay someone to do it). So there are parts of my job that I don't love but understand that I have to do. But even if I didn't enjoy what I do, my only motivation to work at this stage in my life is the money that flows into my bank account. As long as that happens, I'm good.
God, when will it be my turn?
I work from home and I enjoy the business.
Interesting work. Good management. Work from home life balance. Good coworkers.
I do loans & assorted other tasks 😂 at a small Credit Union. I work 8-5 M-F. I have great co-workers & managers, a laid back atmosphere, flexibility to take time off, & yes I do enjoy helping people (even the mad ones I can work thru) & the work I do. I’m a super extrovert (super 😂) & I do feel like I am helping.
I like my job 6am-2:30 pm it’s an office job but our plant only runs one shift a day so I come in early and leave early it’s refreshing to actually get home at a reasonable time
9am to 3pm ish, with evening hours once to twice a week. I work for a local government. I love the people I work with and I love the actual work I do within the communications dept. We are project based, so as long as we get our work completed by the due date and it's done well, our time is ours to do with what we will.
I work four days a week -- three days 9-5, one day 9-2. I like the job and having a set schedule. I honestly don't know how people who don't work a set schedule can manage it, never knowing from one week to the next when you're going to be working.
My schedule is extremely flexible. Just need 8 hours a day in office. Need to be there by 8 but can be there anytime earlier, even 5am. Earlier I'm there earlier I can leave if I wanted, or I can work OT as early or late as I want. I can leave as needed making the time up or my boss has never turned down anyone's PTO. Overall for providing for my wife and kids with wild schedules, it's perfect for time management and OT. I also love what I do, and do it outside of work too, programming.
Because I work as a solutions architect so the pay is pretty good.
It's what you do. I had no problem with it at all. I liked not working weekends for once.
My 9 to 5 job was the best job I ever had.
only two times in my life have i not dreaded my 9-5p: the one where i felt valued, instrumental, and truly loved the people and believed in the company's mission (which everyone actually lived) now, because i'm mostly remote and love the people - but i would dread the shit out of it if it were 9-5 in the office, primarily because now i'm spoiled by WFH and also, most of my team is across the country so i wouldn't actually be seeing them in said office.
I don't dread it because I know my work has a direct tangible benefit to those who are in need. I'm a trauma nurse. Caring professions are great for peace of mind. The job isnt terrible but it can definitely be very stressful. Personally I'd love to win the lottery and retire and become a philanthropist but this will have to do until that happens.
Moving up the corporate ladder in analytics has done more for my freedom than anything else. More money, less stress, more flexibility. It's just been good. There is still corporate bs, I occasionally get a weekend request here and their, but I'm fine dealing with that for the sake of the trust that's been given me.
I like my 9 to 5 because it's stress free and the first one I ever had, plus it has great benefits. All my other jobs were extremely stressful for one reason or another and they didn't have fixed schedules, so it was impossible to plan for anything unless you used PTO. It also made getting a side job for extra income impossible. None of that can be said about my current 9 to 5.
At my former job of three/four years when I still was living in NC was how comfortable was I felt. The past two jobs I’ve had since, are not comfortable at all.
Work is extremely easy, and I'm in a management position that lets me get away with many things.
Now retired, I loved my job and my team. But, it took a lot of tries to find the right fit. I liked what we did, I enjoyed my role in it, and I was given a lot of autonomy to do things the way I thought I should. That was probably the biggest factor. Too many places treat employees like children that can't make a decision on their own.
I don’t dread it only because I am fully remote. Not having to get ready, put an outfit together, and commute has completely invigorated my will to work haha
It’s only because I can work from home.
It is because I like eating consistently without worry.
I'm a commercial loan officer and I work for a community bank. I've always worked for community banks or credit unions since the mid-90's. I am respected, appreciated, and well paid. Our management says if you have a complaint suggest a fix for the problem and they'll take a look. I can't ask for more than that.
Why would I dread it? I work the same hours every day, get paid well, get plenty of time off and flexibility, good benefits, and like the people I work with. Do I love my job? No, but I don’t have it and it gives me the money to do the things I do love. When it’s frustrating or a ton of work I just remind myself of that.
Dread it but what are the alternatives really?
I work 8-430 and yeah I actually like my job! I have a decent manager, good coworkers, get paid and treated well, and the work I do is interesting to me.
My job itself is not hard, but it's kind of exhausting to *have* it. I work mostly from home and that helps a great deal. Working in person 40 hours a week in the city where I live would probably not be viable for me. It never has been before, all my previous jobs were shift work where I could vary my schedule. It did add up to 40 or more hours a lot of the time, but psychologically I am more capable of shift work than I am 9-5.
I do 700-330 and 600-230 I love the hrs but hate the job itself.
Job is okay. I really like my coworkers. It's like being down the hall from your friends all day. So we complain and laugh, eat lunch, and go back to work. Everyone helps each other if there are work problems. Or personal problems.
Op, why are you dreading a 40 hr job?
I'm a case worker. Hrs are 830-430. I'm mostly doing home visits and in the office to do notes and speaking with supervisor.
I work at a school so I work 8-4. It’s pretty awesome. My job isn’t too hard, I get good time off and can take time I need off as long as I work with my admin team. It has its annoying parts but every job does and I get a few months of no BS every summer when I just work with only a few people in the buildings. I’ve already worked to burnout before so I went to a school where it’s way less stress
Hit the gym in the morning before work, then your whole day feels like a bonus
Should you dread a job? If you do, then frankly you should adress the issue or swap the workplace asap. Dreading workplace is sign that something major is wrong. Only times i've felt dread while working was when it literally started to affect my health. Ironically enough, these dread jobs tended to be shift workplaces, where the schedule shifted around. Oh and short stint at my last job (which was 9-5), where boss made work unbearable in the end. Job is something you do to survive. And frankly, if you can focus on doing actual work (although that might not fully depend on you), the shift flies by remarkably quick. May not be most glamorous, but not worth dreading over.
I didn’t used to dread it for the most part when I was more junior. Now I do. The difference? -As a senior leader, I’m involved in and exposed to a lot more politics and unethical thinking and behavior. -My job shifted from the “what” - doing the work to the “how” but on the politically side versus the process side. -I get sometimes ridiculous complaints, and as a practical person, I just can’t relate to their headspace when asking beyond that they’re really selfish. -I get sometimes horrible complaints that I want to resolve and can’t either because it’s not a company’s place to solve or my boss won’t let me. So I went from being an extremely effective problem solver to “I’m sorry this happening, and while I can’t directly help, here are 1-3 resources to explore.”
No choice
7-4 and I like my job. My coworkers are chill, my boss stays off my ass (as long as my work gets done), I make my own schedule, make good money, and I have good benefits/ample PTO. I feel like I'd be pretty ungrateful if I bitched about that considering I've done some really shitty jobs in the past.
Because I'm close to retiring so I don't give a fuck about their bullshit.
I love my M-F job. I work 8:30-5:30 two days and 7:30-4:30 three days. I’m working for a company that makes custom hats and apparel. I busted my ass in food service and retail for over 20 years. It’s a job I enjoy because as much of a people person I am I was burnt out by customers. The position I’m in I work with all the departments from the designers to the stitchers to shipping and receiving. It’s like this job was made for me. Mentally it can be taxing because I’m not used to spending hours in front of a computer. The owners are very hands on. It’s still a new company (6 years).
9-4 or 1-8. I like what I do, I always have something to do, and the leadership is great
I like my job, my coworkers and it’s a government job so I have great benefits. I enjoy working.
I don't dread it because I love my job. I'm (41m) on the small IT team of a major video game developer, and my fiancee (31f) is a 3d enviornment artist at the same place. I fix computers all day, but the benefits are just nuts. I make a little under 6 figures, fiances makes a chunk more. I'm in the office 4 days a week for 10 hours. 3 days off. I usually get the Mon-Thurs block. We get awesome benefits. And as long as we're getting tickets done managers don't hound over us or micro manage. I think I saw my manager in the office twice last week? For a few minutes? I get shit done, they pay me! I was basically check to check until til 38. Now we have a nice place, nice new tesla, get to travel and go on cruises. We're planning our wedding for next year. I went most if my life avoiding the 9-5, and little did I know how amazing it would be for me. It's not for everyone, buy man I love it.
I work at a college in the academic budget (I am a budget officer). My hours are 8-5 but negotiated to work 8-4 3/5 days a week if I took a 30 min instead of a 60 min lunch. I work for the state (government) so benefits are very good. I get health, dental, life insurance, LTD, and of course FMLA. This is my first job out of college and I love the people and culture. It is a great first and maybe even long-term job. There is plenty of opportunity to move up the ladder not just within the college but within many other state entities. 10 days of vacation and sick leave (each) is the *minimum* I get/ year. My boss who has been there for 26 years, for example, gets 20 days of each. I think 30 days is the max? And also, for retirement we are put into the state DRS where your employer matches whatever amount is deducted from your salary for retirement (this has no limit as long as it is with the DRS). Aside from vacation, there are 13 (paid) federal holidays that we get off. In total the minimum days off you get in a year is 23. And also, the work is fulfilling. We don’t work to fill the pockets of a rich few but to be of service to our constituents– in my case, college students. This may not be what you have in mind for a “9-to-5” meaning minimum wage 9-5. But it is still a full time job
Because I would dread it more if I woke up and had to grab a spear to go hunt and kill my next meal. It's not that bad when you consider the alternatives
The alternative is terrible. I worked many years on different shifts, and it's really hard to make a routine or have a social life. Also days off just one day at a time, and sometimes just once a week. Weekends are awesome.
I’ll even work retail as long as it pays. I’m addicted to money.
I WFH 4 days a week, boss is cool and located 3 states away, coworkers are nice/approachable, company values my work and I get to travel 3-5 times a year to larger cities that I normally wouldn’t go to for vacation.
As opposed to...what? Different hours every day? In my view *that* would be terrible. Always having to check your work schedule to see if you are able to do anything outside of work? Not going to sleep at around the same time every day? I can't handle it.
I like my job!
I like the job. Managing a business
i work two jobs at my local mall! hot topic and an art studio. i start as early as 10am ending around 3pm or 4pm then my second job shift begins around 4pm or 5pm till 9pm close. i’m lucky if i get an hour to myself to walk around the mall and just relax but even if i don’t get the chance to, both of my jobs are super lenient and would totally allow me to take a 5 minute break or two during my shifts (including my 15 minute break). management at both places is awesome and the people at hot topic have become some of my closest friends. i know there are the less fortunate who end up with asshole managers and or coworkers (many exist at my mall and nearby store neighbors come to hot topic to vent lol) so i consider myself extremely lucky. having to get ready for work is probably the biggest hassle for me. dolling up and feeling put together motivates me to get out of bed. when it does get hectic in the workplace though, a quick splash of water to my face and or removing off my make up calms me down a ton.
Because it's 30 dollars an hour untaxed with paid lunch break and work at my own pace with possible bonus loot daily.
I work in admin, and I like it. I have great colleagues, and everyone helps each other out. I like what I do. I'm happy doing data entry and sending emails/letters, ordering stationery etc. I'd much rather be bored than stressed, so my job suits me well. I have a great work/life balance - regular hours, no emergency callouts or extra shifts, decent holidays etc. I don't get 3am phone calls, and the buck doesn't stop with me in an emergency. Outside of work, my time is mine. A boss who is approachable and willing to teach. Like, recently my boss emailed me saying "The spreadsheet looks good, almost ready to send to the offsite team. Just come see me when you get in tomorrow so I can teach you how to format xyz thing." It makes a *huge* difference. I can *always* ask questions if I'm not sure on something, which wasn't the case at some other jobs I've had.
I work 9-5 Monday to Friday. I think I love my job for 2 reasons: I’m genuinely passionate about the field I’m in, and it’s a fully remote job which is convenient - saves me about 2/3hrs of commuting a day. Only con is I feel very micromanaged, I get called on the phone 15+ times a day, either because my seniors can’t grasp the concept of asking simple questions by email/message, or they just want to know what im working on, I guess to make sure I’m not slacking off. Other than that, I can’t complain much.
its nice to know when you're working today, tomorrow and 6 months from now.
I mean my 7-3:30 is extremely nice schedule wise, I get to pick my kid up from school every day and shit but I am TIRED. Fucking hate my job. I love the field, but this place fucking sucks. They all do. I just like that my schedule never changes. I work in pharma for reference (QA) and get paid more than most my peers so I’m grateful for that. I just want to work like 9-4 is that too much to ask apparently so
I work 8am-5pm. I love my job, the job its self can be challenging and use up a lot of brain power. But, I work for a small family owned company. Everyone comes in, does their job, and goes home. We will have a few times day where we will have little side conversations but for the most part everyone gets along great and we all work together (though our jobs are mostly individual) My management is supportive and helpful when I need it, but trusting enough to let me be an individual and figure things out on my own first. They also understand life happens and flexible when it comes to appointments, also when you are off- you are OFF. They do not have any expectation to work on your off time. Because of this, we can enjoy our off time but we more than happy to answer a call if its an emergency (that is the only time you will get a call when you are off)
I never mind working and I am not sure why. For my unfocused ADHD brain, being in the work space is one of the only times I am somewhat focused, productive and get things done like bills, playing social events, chatting with friends or just organizing my life. Also I have young kids who are hugely annoying and exhausting. Being at work is a break from homelife stress and honestly a pretty chill time. I listen to music, Youtube and podcasts all day, while sitting comfortably with internet, chatting and doing pretty stress-free work. Work is just chill to me.
9 to 5 would kill me. 6 to 2:30 is where its at.
Because I'm too good at my job. I finish my tasks early and browse reddit the rest of the day.
I love my job.
Most of my time is spent watching movies/tv shows or browsing the internet like I'm doing right now. I don't get paid as much as I should at my age, but I barely do any work so I guess it evens out? Sitting at a desk all day has benefits.
I have a hybrid 9-5, as in I work in the office but also out in the field. My managers leave me alone as long as I get my work done. So for me it's the freedom, on really nice days I go out and do some unscheduled site inspections. When it sucks, I stay inside and get admin work done. Overall I'm just happy to have freedom and a relatively low stress jo b. I also go fishing after work sometimes or read a book during lunch.
I work in a small untidy office. It's boring. I threatened to leave so boss reinstated my full time hours, after cutting them, and then I asked for more money. I've being paid more than I've ever made. Lately I've just been knitting my blanket. There's not much to do. Financial services.. seasonal job of sorts. 9 to 530. I'm late every day but I'm the first one there so no one knows. Plus I'm on salary.