Allah@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agowhat should be the amount of work hours per week? is there a threshold where it starts to affect your life?message-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squarewhat should be the amount of work hours per week? is there a threshold where it starts to affect your life?Allah@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareAllah@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoif it’s 40, then why do people get tired by 9 to 5 jobs?
minus-squaresparkles@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoA lot of 9 to 5 jobs are pretty terrible. The worst work I ever had was behind a computer all day (reservations type of gig). It was incredibly mind numbing.
minus-squareAllah@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agobut it’s 40 hrs, it’s within your threashold according to your previous comment
minus-squaresparkles@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day ago“I think it depends on the environment”. I like the job I’m doing now at 40 hours. I would not want to do that mind numbing job at 40 hours. The context is important.
minus-squareAllah@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agooh damn i work 50 hrs a week i feel you
minus-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoMonotony and lack of flexible time off. A job that you don’t mind and can still prioritize important life stuff works just fine for me
if it’s 40, then why do people get tired by 9 to 5 jobs?
A lot of 9 to 5 jobs are pretty terrible. The worst work I ever had was behind a computer all day (reservations type of gig). It was incredibly mind numbing.
but it’s 40 hrs, it’s within your threashold according to your previous comment
“I think it depends on the environment”.
I like the job I’m doing now at 40 hours. I would not want to do that mind numbing job at 40 hours.
The context is important.
oh damn i work 50 hrs a week i feel you
Monotony and lack of flexible time off. A job that you don’t mind and can still prioritize important life stuff works just fine for me