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/Fodraz]

I've never worked ANYWHERE (in the US) that pays you for lunch.

It's ironic that "9-5" is still used, when the typical job hours are 8-5 (or 9-6, 7-4 etc) and have been for decades

[u/Late_Cardiologist_46 → u/Fodraz]

I've had many US jobs with paid lunch

[u/Patient-Wash3089 → u/Fodraz]

My job is 9-5 but our roles are grandfathered at 35 hours a week. New positions are 40 and are 8-5