I mean I was born at sorta the decline of things in the early 70’s. So many nasty environmental things had been cleaned up do to efforts in the 60’s but even going back to the forestry service from the depression. Regulation was high so we had actual inspectors and having a recall of foodstuff was a rarity. Theoretically the economy was not great supposedly but boy you could buy a lot of eggs per hour of minimum wage and minimum wage was not something that anyone was expected to raise a family on. If you had an efficiency apartment and beater car and had enough to hit the bars every weekend you where a loser going no where with your life. Almost nothing was in plastic. Grocery bags were paper and convenience foods were in glass or aluminum by and large. Kids hung around when school was not in session but there was an adult at home in half the houses at any particular time. If someone got injured or something then odds are someones mom would be home at the time by and large. Most people worked 9-5 and when they worked weekends or nights they got a pay bonus and over 40 hours time and a half except holidays or sundays when it was DOUBLE TIME! Oh and pensions were still a thing.
The phrase “9 to 5 job” is an interesting anachronism, from the days when we got paid for lunch. Most “full time” business hours jobs now are 8-5, with an hour unpaid in the middle.
Not sure exactly when that happened, but the existence of the phrase itself speaks of when it was different.
I’ve done a fair amount of company and location hopping over the past 10 years I’m jobs, and have found that the 9-5 does still exist, but your totally right, most places demand 8-5.
The bizarre part to me was the phrase was still the same, even at The 8-5 jobs.
this is one of the things I point out to folks at how good the period was. nine to five the song was about how aweful it was to be a regular mook working nine to five. People should watch the movie and media from around that time. Luckily reagan saved us from that hell hole /s
I mean I was born at sorta the decline of things in the early 70’s. So many nasty environmental things had been cleaned up do to efforts in the 60’s but even going back to the forestry service from the depression. Regulation was high so we had actual inspectors and having a recall of foodstuff was a rarity. Theoretically the economy was not great supposedly but boy you could buy a lot of eggs per hour of minimum wage and minimum wage was not something that anyone was expected to raise a family on. If you had an efficiency apartment and beater car and had enough to hit the bars every weekend you where a loser going no where with your life. Almost nothing was in plastic. Grocery bags were paper and convenience foods were in glass or aluminum by and large. Kids hung around when school was not in session but there was an adult at home in half the houses at any particular time. If someone got injured or something then odds are someones mom would be home at the time by and large. Most people worked 9-5 and when they worked weekends or nights they got a pay bonus and over 40 hours time and a half except holidays or sundays when it was DOUBLE TIME! Oh and pensions were still a thing.
The phrase “9 to 5 job” is an interesting anachronism, from the days when we got paid for lunch. Most “full time” business hours jobs now are 8-5, with an hour unpaid in the middle.
Not sure exactly when that happened, but the existence of the phrase itself speaks of when it was different.
I’ve done a fair amount of company and location hopping over the past 10 years I’m jobs, and have found that the 9-5 does still exist, but your totally right, most places demand 8-5.
The bizarre part to me was the phrase was still the same, even at The 8-5 jobs.
this is one of the things I point out to folks at how good the period was. nine to five the song was about how aweful it was to be a regular mook working nine to five. People should watch the movie and media from around that time. Luckily reagan saved us from that hell hole /s
I still get paid for lunch, because I eat at my desk while I work. 😅