9-5
Standard work shift
A 9-5 is a standard office job with regular weekday hours, typically 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The term often carries connotations of routine, stability, or tedium depending on context: She left her 9-5 to start a business.
It can modify nouns: the 9-5 grind, 9-5 life.
Also written nine-to-five.
Motorized walking platform
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
rat race · daily grind · wage slave · burnout · exhausting · grueling · taxing · overwork
Paid position of employment
- full-timeComplete weekly hours
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
pension · employee · career · livelihood · health insurance · paid leave · job security · working class
Partitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- commuteRegular work travel
- colleagueProfessional associate
- bossWorkplace superior
meeting · corporate · workplace · water cooler · breakroom · fluorescent lights · office politics · open plan
Plan of timed events
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- habitSettled regular tendency
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
rhythm · regimen · predictability · structure · consistency · weekday · workweek · alarm clock
Wearisome dullness
- samenessState of being identical
- repetitionAct of redoing
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
humdrum · dullness · stagnation · predictable · uninspired · mundane · drone · autopilot
treadmill
Motorized walking platform
hustle · rat race · daily grind · wage slave · burnout · exhausting · grueling · taxing · overwork · stress
job
Paid position of employment
benefits · pension · employee · career · livelihood · health insurance · paid leave · job security · working class · middle class
cubicle
Partitioned office workspace
boss · meeting · corporate · workplace · water cooler · breakroom · fluorescent lights · office politics · open plan · corner office
schedule
Plan of timed events
pattern · rhythm · regimen · predictability · structure · consistency · weekday · workweek · alarm clock · rush hour
tedium
Wearisome dullness
- samenessState of being identical
- repetitionAct of redoing
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
ennui · humdrum · dullness · stagnation · predictable · uninspired · mundane · drone · autopilot · mind-numbing
9-5freelance
Self-employed project work
gig work · self-employed · flexible hours · independent contractor · entrepreneur
9-5night shift
Overnight work period
graveyard shift · swing shift · third shift · overnight · flexible hours
Working for yourself
entrepreneurship · startup founder · solopreneur · business owner · independent