>Tangential question: when people in the US say 9-5 work, do you take into account the lunch break or that 1 hour is still counted as workable? There are pract

>Tangential question: when people in the US say 9-5 work, do you take into account the lunch break or that 1 hour is still counted as workable? There are practically no hourly jobs left in USA that pay you for your lunch. It's now 8-5. The 9-5 is long gone. 9 hours away from home every day without counting your commute. This is not a workers atmosphere.