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Reasons the 9 to 5 Workday is Obsolete
- lethologica 7y agoI went from a typical 9-5 job to working part time, about 16 hours, to focus on my studies. Doing this increased my overall happiness by a massive factor. Being able to spend the majority of my day on something I was actually interested in and passionate about pulled me out of a "life is meaningless, why bother" mentality that my former job had buried me in. The pay cut was drastic, but I was lucky (in a way) that I had come from having nothing the majority of my life so going back to almost nothing was an easy transition because it was essentially my 'default mode'. And even when I was making a considerable amount of money, lifestyle creep never became an issue. I lived well within my means. This is important because this combination allowed me to actually quit my job and live off of savings for years while I went back and completed my undergraduate. I've had friends in similar situations who have had to go back to a job they hated because they couldn't adjust. But for me, it was worth cutting every single cent and I will never work a 9-5 ever again.
- Guest42 7y agoIf only it was actually 9 - 5, seems that 7:30 - 6 is a lot more common
- mister_hn 7y agoI focus to do always 8.00-16.00 or 7.30-15.30. doing more than 8 hours a days is bad for you and your employer anyway.. Actually I would prefer to work 6 hours a day for 5 days or 4 days for 8 hours, so I can have more time for me and my interests
- mattmar96 7y agoWere both the job and degree in SWE/CS?
- lethologica 7y agoThe job was, the degree is in finance.
- vanniv 7y agoIt is interesting that we have largely the same group of people complaining at the same time, that: 1) They don't feel like working as hard as people in the past used to work, and 2) They feel they're being screwed by a "rigged system" because they're not as rich as people used to be.
- HammockWarrior 7y agoThat's the whole point of productivity gains... Either you're richer or you can work less or ideally both.
- vanniv 7y agoSure. But if you choose to work less, you probably shouldn't be surprised that you're not achieving as much.
- cylinder 7y agoI own a business. I invest in a garden hose so my gardener can water the plants more productively than refilling a watering can constantly. Why would you expect the financial savings of my investment to flow to the gardener rather than to me? If anything, the gardener is now exerting much less effort, and may accept the job for less pay (or be replaced by someone less skilled and cheaper).
- HammockWarrior 7y agoWell, at least at a societal level because you want to live in a relatively equal society and have all of the benefits that come with that as opposed to a feudal dystopia.
- vanniv 7y agoFeudal dystopias, as you call them, were characterized by minimal capital creation and the lack of rights to exploit that capital leading to both poverty and inequality. On the other hand, the sudden explosion of capital creation and exploitation that sparked the industrial revolution led to the creation of the first societies in which wealth and freedom were attainable by families not of noble birth.
- noipv4 7y agoI have noticed that 9 to 5 works best for most middle managers and other gossip oriented staff. As for the productive workers; they should be allowed to work at the time of their own choosing.