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Spend some time working a variable schedule and see how far you get before you long for the 9-5 again. Yeah, traffic a sucks, and grocery stores & restaurants

Spend some time working a variable schedule and see how far you get before you long for the 9-5 again. Yeah, traffic a sucks, and grocery stores & restaurants are slammed on the weekends. But it is really, really nice to be able to schedule time with friends and family without needing to sync schedules.

lotsofpulp 6y ago
> But it is really, really nice to be able to schedule time with friends and family without needing to sync schedules. For those with friends and family not in the service sector.
- wonder_er 6y ago
  > For those with friends and family not in the service sector. Most people in the service sector have mid-day availability a few days a week. I spent a few years working weekends, so the only time I could hang out with friends outside of work was monday-tuesdays.
  - lotsofpulp 6y ago
    Yes, that’s my point. The person I was responding to wrote that Mon to Fri schedules for everyone are nice since they don’t have to sync schedules with friends and family, but that luxury of not syncing obviously doesn’t apply to people who have to work Fri afternoon to Sun night (and holidays).
    - wonder_er 6y ago
      oh, right! I'm sorry, I somehow read it backwards. I'll see myself out!
leetcrew 6y ago
I'm actually pretty early in my career as a 9-5 employee after years of working in restaurants, where the hours are both unpredictable and very likely to fall on the nights when your friends want to hang out. I wished I worked a 9-5 for a long time, and now that I'm here, I'm a little surprised to see people complaining about it. still, it's good to ask why things are the way they are and if they could be improved further once in a while.
- pwinnski 6y ago
  You've gone from one environment in which you have little to no control over your hours to another environment in which you have little to no control over your hours. That one is sporadic and the other is static is true, but both are still outside of your control.
- auspex 6y ago
  Some people want to do things in the afternoon. Maybe they like surfing. Tough to do when you get out at 5pm.. or you’re restricted to weekends.

lotsofpulp 6y ago

> But it is really, really nice to be able to schedule time with friends and family without needing to sync schedules. For those with friends and family not in the service sector.

wonder_er 6y ago
> For those with friends and family not in the service sector. Most people in the service sector have mid-day availability a few days a week. I spent a few years working weekends, so the only time I could hang out with friends outside of work was monday-tuesdays.
- lotsofpulp 6y ago
  Yes, that’s my point. The person I was responding to wrote that Mon to Fri schedules for everyone are nice since they don’t have to sync schedules with friends and family, but that luxury of not syncing obviously doesn’t apply to people who have to work Fri afternoon to Sun night (and holidays).
  - wonder_er 6y ago
    oh, right! I'm sorry, I somehow read it backwards. I'll see myself out!

leetcrew 6y ago

I'm actually pretty early in my career as a 9-5 employee after years of working in restaurants, where the hours are both unpredictable and very likely to fall on the nights when your friends want to hang out. I wished I worked a 9-5 for a long time, and now that I'm here, I'm a little surprised to see people complaining about it. still, it's good to ask why things are the way they are and if they could be improved further once in a while.

pwinnski 6y ago
You've gone from one environment in which you have little to no control over your hours to another environment in which you have little to no control over your hours. That one is sporadic and the other is static is true, but both are still outside of your control.
auspex 6y ago
Some people want to do things in the afternoon. Maybe they like surfing. Tough to do when you get out at 5pm.. or you’re restricted to weekends.