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How do people even function on a 9:00 to 5? (self.rant)
submitted 1 week ago by StarvingMartist to c/[email protected]
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For like 12 years I've worked in the service industry. That means sporadic hours and shifts that can happen whenever. About a year ago though I got a 9:00 to 5:00 job and it has been absolute hell trying to live my life as I have. How do normal people do this? All the business hours of places that you need to go, the bank, the doctors, the post office. Office they're closed by the time you get off of work. I have to actually call off of work just to get anything done. There's no way the majority of people are living like this, right?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

a monday-friday '9 to 5' is actually pretty brutal if you live alone, are a single parent, or your partner also has the same work schedule.

you will find yourself taking a vacation day here and there just to 'get stuff done' instead of, ya know, taking a vacation or at least days off to 'rest'.

if you can get a 4 day schedule (even at 4x10), it helps a lot. saves on commuting too, since it's 20 percent less of that bullshit (expense and wasted time). swapping a weekday for a weekend day every now and then, if it's possible, is also an option.