Do Monday - Friday, 9 - 5 jobs still exist??
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I've been applying for alot of jobs lately and one thing that I've noticed is that most adverts are saying "candidates must be fully flexible to work any 5 days out of 7".
I guess I have no problem working weekends but I always thought the majority of jobs were Monday - Friday.
It's a bit crap because your rota would change every week and you couldn't really make plans far ahead, and I guess if you had a working week where you had a Tuesday and a Friday off, you can't really go out and get drunk or go for an overnight anywhere as you'd have work the next day whereas a Saturday/Sunday off schedule would at least guarantee you 2 days off back to back. It's also a pain if you want to commit to a volunteer job/study part time and you're never sure what days you're going to be working or not. 
I guess I have no problem working weekends but I always thought the majority of jobs were Monday - Friday.
It's a bit crap because your rota would change every week and you couldn't really make plans far ahead, and I guess if you had a working week where you had a Tuesday and a Friday off, you can't really go out and get drunk or go for an overnight anywhere as you'd have work the next day whereas a Saturday/Sunday off schedule would at least guarantee you 2 days off back to back. It's also a pain if you want to commit to a volunteer job/study part time and you're never sure what days you're going to be working or not. 0
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What kind of jobs? I'm guessing not retail, hospitality or call centres...
I used to prefer the 09:30 to 5:00 jobs though ;-)
And I was ready to go by ten to five....:D
Especially in retail and call centres they now open later some call centres go into the night like 11pm now. Some shops even open on New Years Day now. Shops like longer hours till 8pm at retail parks and 10pm in large shopping cities.
If your lucky you get a dayshift, if your unlucky and a student it's backshift.
Same here 8am - 4pm- always getting funny looks when I leave the office at 4pm - People forget I am at work at 8am when they are still having breakfast
Personally, I do 8-4.30. I do compressed hours, so work half an hour longer every day to get a day off every three weeks. So I do 7.5 hours rather than 7.
Although I volutarily worked 51 hours over 6 days, so 8-5:30 weekdays and 8-2 Saturday.
The job I have just applies for isn't 9-5 though.
I can work for longer if I like, which isn't hard for me to do as I am home office based, but it's not expected of me. As long as the work gets done, I could work a 25 hour week and nobody would bat an eyelid.
Same here, sort if. In most modern offices it's much more about quality outcomes and performance in getting those, rather than just mindlessly filling hours.
I work 7:30 to 15:40. We get good holidays - 41.5 days a year plus bank holidays. I will another 3.5 days in 4 years. Other things like the pension are pretty good as well. I have worked shifts in the past but you have to set your own priorities and having time with friends and family is more important than extra money to me.
It's bliss having every weekend off and every bank holiday and 3.5 weeks a year paid leave and 2 weeks off over Christmas/New Year. Long may it continue!
And as many are unemployed, why not have shorter shifts (ideally with better wages) shared between more people.
I also think the weekend and bank holidays should be more protected, as ever day will end up being the same and losing its character.