Many do, and employers promptly abuse it. Many who have been lauded in the covid times as heroes, the people who really keep society together, are criminally un

Many do, and employers promptly abuse it. Many who have been lauded in the covid times as heroes, the people who really keep society together, are criminally undervalued in compensation and other benefits. Aside from these, there are field where the love for the field is looked upon as a compensation in itself, and therefore it pays less and abuse more, for example computer game developers. Although, I don't think work is the default for humans. Evolutionally speaking I'd think taking care of the self, the partner, and the immediate next of kin would come first, and would take most of the day. In this light, a 9-5 is really unnatural, because you give "your best" to a completely different context. I see the point in it personally, but I also understand why it could feel unnatural and undesirable.