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		ghaff on Jan 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Does Work Start At 9 A.M.? No--really sloppy article. I'm not sure when and how the "9 to 5" phrase entered the lexicon but, wherever I've worked, the "official" workday has always been 8-5 or 8:30-5 with an hour or half-hour respectively for lunch.

peacemaker on Jan 19, 2012 | [–]

In the UK and most of Europe it's usually 9-5. The US likes to stretch out the workday to get more out of its wage slaves :)

GnomeChomsky on Jan 19, 2012 | [–]

I've only had two salaried jobs in the US, but both had an eight-hour workday in total with 30-60 minutes for lunch.

i.e. 9-5

I do pity fellow Americans working 8-5 or 9-6.

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