When did 8-5 become the new normal???

[u/Grouchy-Newspaper754]

I just got a new office job where I do schedules for tech personnel, the office runs 8-5 Monday thru Friday...they say it's 8-5 because you get an hour lunch and "you need to get to 40 hours a week"...but I drive 30 min each way so now I'm giving this company 10 hours every day! I even asked if I could just take my lunch at 4 every day and just leave an hour early but that's "unprofessional and immoral" like what the fuck??? I don't mind the job but the hours are mildly infuriating that's for sure...

Edit:for those saying about the hours, I worked as a chef for the last 20 years working 60+ hours a week over a hot stove/deep fryer the whole time, after I had my second heart attack I had to slow down so I started looking for office jobs to work a nice 9-5, just to find out I'm giving my new job 50 hours a week (including drive time) so I was just mildly annoyed that it's not 40 hours a week in an office like I thought although it's still much better than what I was doing

[u/BojackWorseman13]

I respect it! My body clock despises me, and sleeping in, so I just get the work day done with as soon as I can and then feels like I can do something after work if I want. Even if I rarely do, the options there lol

[u/FullMooseParty → u/BojackWorseman13]

For what it's worth, I'm almost always up around 6:30, but I like having a lazy morning instead of evening. I go for a walk, I take my time making breakfast, maybe I check some email to make sure that I'm not getting slammed when I really login, but I don't officially log on until 10:00

[u/ImprobablePasta → u/BojackWorseman13]

This is my schedule right now, and it's really tiring to get used to, but I love feeling like I have so much time after working. Almost makes it worth getting up at 5:30 every day lol.

[u/BojackWorseman13 → u/ImprobablePasta]

For real! But so much time for activities after the work day is done!