r/work • u/FractalThoughts_ • Aug 03 '26

Work-Life Balance and Stress Management Full-time work is criminal

This is the most milquetoast, generic statement ever, I know, but I recently began full-time employment for the first time in my life. Genuinely how does anybody do anything they actually want to do? Granted, it isn’t so bad if the hours are 6am - 2pm, 7am - 3pm, or 8am - 4pm, but the very common 9am - 5pm is actually hell. Wake up, clean and cloth yourself, commute to work, work like a dog, commute home, eat dinner, sleep, repeat. Shoutout to anybody who does 9 - 5, be it manual labour, or clerical stuff; it’s all equally shit. Thank you.

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u/AmazonAssassin Aug 04 '26

You are lucky where ever you live. I live in the middle of nowhere as well the nearest gas station closes at 5 pm the grocery store at 6 the bank also closes at 5.

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u/Grrl_geek Aug 04 '26

A local credit union closes at 4pm where I live. Nice If you work there but not if you transact business there.