Aza Posted February 13, 2007 Report Share Posted February 13, 2007 Why are the working hours generally 9-5? I know France has a slightly less working hour week, but why has it been set to 8hrs a day? I want to get a job with school hours 9-3 - loving it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Strangely enough I was thinking about this the other day on the way home, it's kinda strange but i imagine it'll be down to the more strictly enforced trading laws from previous decades. There's a lot changing though, an awful lot of people I know don't work a strict 9-5, a lot of places are starting to push starting times to 8.30 & finishing at 5.30. I imagine in the future jobs will not have such a strict schedule, people will be expected to work earlier/later a lot more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aza Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Strangely enough I was thinking about this the other day on the way home, it's kinda strange but i imagine it'll be down to the more strictly enforced trading laws from previous decades. Hehe - crazy Tom I've pondered it for a while too, but only the other day I seen/heard something the other day and people seem to be stuck in this trance like routine heading to work and back at times like clockwork. I think however, times will be more flexible and people will be working more from home with the rapid growth of the internet and e-commerce, e-mail, video conferencing etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Nothing like this in Spain here; the timetable is all over the place - although it depends in which industry you work in. The "siesta" ensures that every damn shop is closed between the hours of 2-5pm because people go home and cook themselves a nice big lunch before returning to work. Even in the offices where I used to work it was compulsory to have at least an hour's lunch break and then wander back when you felt like you'd eaten enough tapas to soak up the cañas you shouldn't have indulged in. For this reason you find the main high street deserted in the afternoon but then come alive at 5pm, with Zara heaving with people at 7pm, shopping, whilst your plumber rocks up at your flat at 9pm to have a go at fixing that leaking pipe you asked to fixed 3 weeks ago... takes some getting used to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 After starting work at 5am for over 9 years, getting my new job with flexi-time is an absolute blessing. I have to do a 35 hour week and must be in between 10 and 12 and also 2 and 4. Around that, I can do what I want, including take additional days off if I've built my hours up. Effectively this gives me an extra 6 days holiday a year Sunday nights are soo much better now by not having to go to bed at 9. So although I'm generally part of the tranced-out 9-5ers, I so much more appreciate working 'normal' hours. For my last job there was only about 4 weeks a year when I was getting up for work in daylight - how depressing is that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 If Labour are in much longer, we'll be working 23 hours a day, 8 days a week, 13 months per year - and we'll be taxed 95% of our wages. Oh, and we won't be able to retire until we're 126 years of age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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