Are you from an 8-5 or a 9-5 world?

groovygrl · March 2013

The salaried hours question got me thinking...this question is for ppl who work the typical day shift, not those who work 10s or 12s or changing shifts or school days or whatever...

where you live, is the typical workday 8-5 or 9-5 and does that include lunch?

I noticed ppl responding that they work a "typical 37.5 hr week" which I take to mean five 8 hr days with 30 min for lunch?

i have lived Ina a number of states in three different regions of the country and found that in the northeast (where commute times tend to be longer but even in locations where they're not), the 9-5 workday is typical and the lunch break was built in there, like the 37.5 hr week referred to in the other question. . In the southeast and Midwest cities where I have lived, 8-5 is the typical workday and where I work now, 8-5 is expected with a one hour lunch, so 40 hrs of paid time and employees at levels that require time sheets have to account for lunch in there. There are probably some that leave at 430 and do 30 min lunch and there is a lot of schedule flexing with skipping lunches to leave early or come in late one day, etc but still 40 hrs, not 37.5. When I signed time sheets in the northeast, the time sheets still had to add up to 40 but lunch was an assumed 30 min part of the day and they didn't have to account for it in a time sheet.

Whats the culture where you are?

Eta I don't mean what hours 'you' actually work, but what are the typical expected hours for a "full time work week". I get that if you are in a certain field, 50-6@ hrs are expected or your personality or role might require more hours, but I am talking more generally as to most people where you live .

jmdahn · March 2013

7:30- 5 and lunch isn't something that I get on a regular basis. The culture for working at home for a National Organization leaves the day pretty busy. But I make sure I have a hard stop at 4:50- that is when it is time for my children- not e

Jenny952 · March 2013

I live in Minneapolis and work for a large corporation. Our standard hours are 8-4:30 with 1/2 hour for lunch. Most people don't take their lunch break, but still work the typical hours, so our work week tends to be closer to 42-43 hours.&n

MrsWindyCity · March 2013

I work 9-5 with an hour lunch (so 35 hrs/week) but it's not necessarily typical where I live. I work at a university and when I was job searching semi-recently, *most* other universities had a 37.5 or 40 hour work week.

MoreThanABride · March 2013

8-5, 40 hours minimum required

I honestly never heard of 35 or 37 hour work weeks until this post.

brettsmama · March 2013

Never heard of a "typical 37.5" hour work week. I've lived in California and Texas and am only used to a 40 hour work week. Either 8:30 to 5:00 with a 30 minute unpaid lunch or 8:00 to 5:00 with an hour unpaid lunch.

AsOctoberFalls · March 2013

brettsmama:
Never heard of a "typical 37.5" hour work week. I've lived in California and Texas and am only used to a 40 hour

9fraulein · March 2013

brettsmama:
Never heard of a "typical 37.5" hour work week. I've lived in California and Texas and am only used to a 40 hour

rubber_chicken · March 2013

In my state, a half hour lunch is required by law. But if you don't keep a timesheet, there's no way to monitor that.

I work in the tech industry, where hours skew later - most of the engineers work 10-7. Some days I work 8-5, some da

Nechie122 · March 2013

You might be right about the commute thing. In every company I've worked for in NYC, the hours were 9 to 5 with lunch built in. Very few people leave at 5 though; most people work till a de facto 6. The same was true for my Chicago job.

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Brit's Luna154 · March 2013

At my company, in Indiana, you are generally expected to be present from 8-5. I have also worked in Tennessee, Texas, New Jersey, and New York. In all of those places I was also expected to be in the office from 8-5. One department that I worked for while

groovygrl · March 2013

Nechie122:
You might be right about the commute thing. In every company I've worked for in NYC, the hours were 9 to 5 with lun

EastCoastBride · March 2013

My last company in the private sector was 37.5 hours, or 8:30 - 5. And I'm now in the University setting and it's the same, although I can set my own hours so I come in early and leave early.

dizzycooks · March 2013

Jenny952:
I live in Minneapolis and work for a large corporation. Our standard hours are 8-4:30 with 1/2 hour for lunch.

QueSrah · March 2013

Where I live (DC area), most people work an 8-5 (or 9-6) schedule with an hour for lunch, so a 40-hour work week. My company apparently requires that the admin staff take a lunch of at least 30 minutes - someone used to work 9-5 every day wi

dboatman · March 2013

I work in a public university in the mid-atlantic region. The standard university schedule is 8:15-4:45 with an hour lunch (37.5/week). This setting is flexible so you can come in a little early, leave a little late or vice versa. No one usually takes the

SummerOH · March 2013

I'm a financial consultant assigned to a government agency in Ohio. While there's some expectation of being on location during normal business hours, there's a lot of flexibility. We just have to hit 80 hours in a 2 week pay per

kristennd · March 2013

I have lived/worked in Alaska, Oregon, and North Dakota, and 8-5 has been standard for all three.

And even with flexible schedules (7:30-4:30, 30 minute lunch instead of 60), it's definitely 40 hours.

ASmallWonder · March 2013

Jenny952:
I live in Minneapolis and work for a large corporation. Our standard hours are 8-4:30 with 1/2 hour for lun

cchill01 · March 2013

Standard business hours here are 8am-5pm. If you have time, you can take an hour lunch. But, you don't get to leave early if you choose to eat while working.

So, I guess the standard is a 45 hour week, with the opportunity f

DaisyJanie · March 2013

I have a 37.5 day workweek, which should mean that I can work 9-5 and take a 1/2 hour for lunch. But all of my superiors work more hours than that, so I come in at 8:30 and stay til 5. But because I do that, my boss is cool with me taking an hour for l

KathrynMD · March 2013

My office runs late - I work 9:30-6 w/ a 1 hour break for lunch.

Some people at my office work 8-4:30, 8:30-5, 9-5:30. Most of the lawyers at my firm get here late - never earlier than 9 and closer to 10 or 11 most days and then work late

dandlelyon · March 2013

Auto Industry and 40 hours are the norm. However, the way meetings are set up, it is literally impossible to work less than 45 hours for most people.

JulyMomma2U2 · March 2013

My company does not have "set" core hours. You need to work your 35 hours (we're a UK based company, and so that's why we are only required a 35hr work week) and however you do that is pretty much fine. I work 7:30ish-3:30ish depending on traf

LittleLMom · March 2013

I work 7-4, with an hour lunch. Some people at my compay work 8-5, with an hour lunch.

KL777 · March 2013

I work at a university in the Mid-Atlantic area. The hours of 8-5 pm with an unpaid 1 hour lunch is standard here.

For special occasions (not the norm) we can reduce our lunch hour and leave earlier or come in later.

PayolaCrayola · March 2013

I work 6am-230p with an hr lunch. While getting up so early sucks I would hate to get off work any later. We also have the flexibility to adjust up to an hr earlier or later if we need to.

Sonadora · March 2013

My tour of duty is 8.5 hours. We don't get a paid lunch. You can pick the set of 8.5 hours you work. I usually do 8-4:30.

Up until January I worked 7:45-5:45 every day but Fridays because we commuted with my H and his hours are 8-6. It was put

Leap08 · March 2013

I work 8-5 with an hour for lunch, so a minimum of 40 hours per week. We can occasionally work through lunch and leave early, but we can't do it every day. We don't have to take lunch at a specific time, so I will often schedule appointments during my "lu

sugarbear0524 · March 2013

I work at a church, and I'm so thankful for the flexibility I have. Our standard hours are 8:30-5:30 M-Th and 8:30-3:00 on Fridays. Most people are here by 8:45-8:50 and leave about 5:15. When I first started, I was here at 8:30 on the button. I was

bearfootz · March 2013

8 - 5 with an hour lunch. As you stated, depending on the job area there is flexibility for shorter hours and earlier leave time.

DH's jobs usually only allow time for a 30 minute lunch (construction, factory type jobs)

cltk12 · March 2013

I'm in the midwest at a large corporation. I think most people view the core work day as 8-5. I'm in the office M-R 9-4 (WFH Fridays), but checking emails in the morning while I work out and when I get home and playing with ds/getting dinner read

jess9802 · March 2013

I live in Oregon, and at every non-retail job I've had the hours are 8-5 with an hour long lunch. I'm an exempt employee now so I work 9-5 and don't take a lunch most days.

DFico21 · March 2013

I am in NJ and we are 9-5:30 with a half hour lunch built in. This is the norm for most people I know in the area. Unfortunately at my company you do not have the option of not taking lunch and leaving at 5pm. Our clients are 50% on t

Izabella22 · March 2013

8-4:30, I skip lunch quite frequently and/or breaks. We don't get paid for lunch but get 2 15's, its pretty standard for the area.

katieh1017 · March 2013

I am in Orlando. I work either 8:30-5 or 9-5. The HR staff I work with come in at all different hours from 6:30-9am.

Kamiegrace1 · March 2013

I typically work 8 - 4:30 with an unpaid 30 minute lunch, but sometimes 730 - 4 or 830 - 5 depending on what our patient schedule is like.

I live in West Michigan, and as far as I know, a 40 hour work week is the norm around here.

Kie310 · March 2013

8:30 to 5. 1 hour lunch. My last job was 8 to 4:15 w/30 minute lunch.

It's very normal to hear both 8-5 or 9-5 here. 37.5 is pretty standard for full time hours.

Netty_3 · March 2013

7-4 with lunch and technically 2 15 minute breaks, that I never take...but I guess use in a round about way when I change for my lunch workout.

LoCarb · March 2013

I work 7a-4:15 pm and take a 1 hr 15 min (work out at the gym) 40 hrs 3 wks/mo. One week of the month I work late for month end close-avg 55 hrs that week.