r/WorkLifeChat

what happened to the actual 8 hour work day? I remember when work days used to be 8 hours a day, with a lunch included in that. usually Monday to Friday. Now it’s become a 8-4:30, 8:30-5 - 8.5 hours a day standard at most jobs, days offs drop Monday or a Wednesday and it really sucks. Less and less time for our own live

Which apps genuinely improved your daily routine, whether it’s for productivity, finances, work, health, or just peace of mind? I’m curious about the ones that actually made a real difference for you.

Before, I was up at 5:00 AM just to deal with the commute and wouldn’t get back home until around 6:00 PM, completely drained.

Now I just log in around 7:00 AM and wrap up by 4:30 PM. That alone means I get a couple extra hours of sleep, which makes a huge difference. I’m also able to help get the kids ready in the morning and be around when they get back, which I never had before.

Work-wise, nothing’s gone downhill, if anything it’s improved since I even got promoted. Social life didn’t disappear either, I actually talk more with neighbors now since I’m around more.

I’m also driving way less, which feels good, and funny enough I eat better too since I’m not rushing through mornings. Even the pets are happier, they get more attention during the day instead of being stuck waiting around.

Overall it just feels like everything runs smoother, work, home, health, all of it.

Im in the process of trying to find an easy job for me at the moment as a woman who's pregnant and due in June.

The current job i have right now is basically a meat packing plant, and the environment is hot, exhausting, and every time i come home my whole body hurts. The more i work during my pregnancy, the more pelvic pain, leg pain, and back pain i get. This is my third child and have been having the worse physically body taxing pain.

im currently looking for remote jobs/stay at home jobs and/or an office job. This is day one of me trying to find a new job or at least a temporary job and when i do find a job i can go on short term diasbility. The only reason for a temporary job because i havent been at this job for very long and i dont have paid FMLA or short disability benefits

I left work at 5pm O' CLOCK (shift ends at that time). By 9pm I had 8 emails and a meeting invites for tomorrow. Why the hell do people feel the need to keep working into the evening?

It blows people away when I tell them at work I’m not responding to shit after 5pm. I workout after work. Spend 2 hours with my husband and kids. Why the hell should I have to give up one of those because someone couldn’t talk to me between the hours of 8-5? I know easy way is not answering but hate those notifications.

How can we change this?

Every morning when I wake up, I always fill a cup of coffee and a water bottle. This is becoming a hassle, and sometimes I forget a cup. On top of this, I hate having to carry two bottles to work every day. Anyone else have this issue? How do you all solve this?

I’d been at this company for a few years, and a couple months ago they moved me to a new pay setup they hyped up like it had unlimited earning potential. Sounds great in theory, except there just wasn’t enough business for that to actually happen. I gave it a real shot anyway, but I ended up making next to nothing. My first pathetic check under that system was less than half of what I used to make, and the owner actually looked at me and said, “Wow, you’re taking this well.” Meanwhile I’m out here busting my ass doing work that’s physically demanding and takes actual skill, just to barely scrape by. So I started looking around, interviewed with another company, crushed it, and got the job. The pay is way better, the benefits are great, and there are solid opportunities to learn more and move up. The work is still hard, but at least now I’ll be able to live like a normal person.

Once I told my employer I was putting in my two weeks, they acted completely shocked. I told them straight up that I wasn’t making enough money, and instead of even acknowledging that, they immediately turned it into a guilt trip about how much they’ve invested in the business and how hard this is for them. No counteroffer, no real effort to fix anything, just a whole lot of making it about themselves. At one point I asked if someone skilled and competent in my role could actually make a decent living there, and they said yes. So I basically said, “Alright, then leaving is obviously the right move for me.” After that it was mostly them panicking and trying to figure out how they were going to function without me.

Now the place is falling apart way faster than I expected. Me leaving set off a chain reaction, and now literally everyone else is heading out too. There are going to be so few people left that the business probably won’t even be able to run. I spent way too long undervaluing myself there, and I didn’t realize how much I was actually holding together until now. That part honestly feels pretty good. Posting this for anyone else stuck in a job like that: don’t downplay what you bring to the table, and don’t stay somewhere that doesn’t value you just because you’ve convinced yourself you can’t do better.

United Kingdom: for context, I worked at this company for about 10 months. did a LOT of overtime as I joined at a really busy time, there was very little time for training etc, but rather just thrown in it by baptism of fire. kept thinking how great it will be once we finally have systems in place we are building with these two projects once they are done as the projects are a yearly turnaround.

fast forward, the day before I got made redundant just before December, my manager and I were scheduled to go to a storage to sort out some things - it was really really freaking cold there, like 3C all day, and she text me letting me know her son was ill and she can’t go with me. I sorted out the storage the best I could as the aim was to take up as little m square as possible to save money. when I was later telling her about where things are, she stopped me and told me not to bother her with details.

well, the next day I got made redundant, just before Christmas, due to budgets. no one else was hired for that position to this day.

so, the other day she text me asking where I’ve put certain things we had in storage. they were indeed in the same place we both know they were. though I was really busy that day and I didn’t answer.

later I saw she deleted me and possibly blocked on Instagram. I know, right? ridiculous.

well, am I the a hole? I still would like a glowing review should I ever need it though I don’t think that review should be held hostage over a text sent to me months after I left.

I graduated college in 2022 and had an internship in 2023 and it was great experience. But because I don’t have a lot of experience I feel like I might need another internship in order to find a full time position. I’m 28 and I feel like that’s too old for an intern and I’d probably be the oldest one in the group if I got hired. Do you think it’s weird for a 28 year old to be an intern?

Today was day 2 of trying to find a work-from-home job because I'm super preggers and can hardly stand for 8 hours in my current job. So far, I already have an interview to be a finance professional, which is on Saturday, and I have applied for 3 more jobs and am waiting to get notified for interviews. So far, I'm stressed and also looking for an apartment at the same time, so that I can feel comfortable when my baby comes. Wish me luck.

P.S. I've never done that type of work before, but I'm eager to learn and see what skills I can get out of it.