# 9-5pm --\> 8-4pm???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-5pm-8-4pm/240931>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-5pm-8-4pm/240931 "2004-04-20T00:40:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-5pm-8-4pm/240931/21 "2004-04-20T15:13:09Z")

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I’ve held 9 -5 jobs before, and they included paid lunches… Now I work 10-6, again, paid lunch, and man do I love the hours.

But I do remember when I thought 9-5 was the “ideal” shift - if you got a 9-5er, you were lucky. I can’t for the life of me figure out why - it basically obliterates one’s chances of being able to do anything like banking, doctor visits, etc. unless you take time off from work.

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