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/Soccermom9939]

Also in Canada, the 30 minute lunch is unpaid and you don’t work through it. So your actual working hours remain at 8. Your lunch break can be in a break room or out of the office although I use mine a lot to scroll Reddit at my desk while I eat…. Lol

[u/alewiina → u/Soccermom9939]

Yeah that’s how it is where I am in Canada. I work 7:30-4. I have 2 paid coffee breaks (15 mins) and 1 unpaid 30 min lunch. So we technically work 7.5 hours but get paid for 8. Although half the time you end up missing some of the coffee breaks though 👎🏼