Did the concept of 9-5 included a 30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks? - eviltoast

You always hear the phase “9 to 5” and also the song with the same name. Assuming you include 1 hour worth of breaks (30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks), you’re only working for 7 hours a day which comes up to 35 hours a week.

Now it feels like you have to work 8 hours a day (for a total of 40 hours of actual work), plus your other time off meaning you’re really there for 9 hours each day (for a total of 45 hours). Am i looking at that wrong, or did expected times change, and if so, when?

  • Sundial@lemm.ee
    6·
    29 days ago

    That sucks, sorry to hear that. I honestly thought the US had a similar thing as well. I guess that explains the huge push for more unions across the US over the past few years.

    • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
      82·
      29 days ago

      They have it really bad over there. My understanding is most European countries would laugh at Canadian labour law, but Canada laughs at the US’s.