9-to-5
Standard work shift
A 9-to-5 is a conventional job with standard daytime hours, typically Monday through Friday.
The term often carries connotations of routine, stability, or drudgery depending on context: She left her 9-to-5 to start her own business.
As an adjective, it describes this work schedule or the lifestyle it entails: the 9-to-5 grind.
Wearisome regular routine
- commuteRegular work travel
- time clockShift tracking device
- punch inRegister shift start
- punch outRegister leaving work
clock in · clock out · shift · workday · lunch break · coffee break · weekday · timesheet
Partitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- coworkersPeople at same job
- meetingGathering for discussion
deadline · boss · workplace · corporate · laptop · breakroom · watercooler · memos
Complete weekly hours
- jobPaid position of employment
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- professionTrained occupational field
- occupationOne's regular paid work
salary · wages · payroll · livelihood · workforce · labor · employee · employer
Wearisome dullness
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
dullness · sameness · repetition · mundane · uninspired · mechanical · stagnation · predictable
- job securityProtected employment status
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- health insuranceProtection against medical costs
retirement · dependability · reliability · consistency · predictability · financial security · steady income · regular hours
daily grind
Wearisome regular routine
- commuteRegular work travel
- time clockShift tracking device
- punch inRegister shift start
punch out · clock in · clock out · shift · workday · lunch break · coffee break · weekday · timesheet · attendance
cubicle
Partitioned office workspace
- deskFurniture for writing
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- coworkersPeople at same job
meeting · deadline · boss · workplace · corporate · laptop · breakroom · watercooler · memos · workflow
full-time
Complete weekly hours
- jobPaid position of employment
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- professionTrained occupational field
occupation · salary · wages · payroll · livelihood · workforce · labor · employee · employer · working class
tedium
Wearisome dullness
ennui · dullness · sameness · repetition · mundane · uninspired · mechanical · stagnation · predictable · unexciting
steady paycheck
- job securityProtected employment status
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
health insurance · retirement · dependability · reliability · consistency · predictability · financial security · steady income · regular hours · paid leave
- officedesk, desk job, desks, desk lamp, desk lamps
9-to-5shift work
Labor in timed blocks
flexible hours · night shift · on-call · around-the-clock · graveyard shift
9-to-5freelance
Self-employed project work
self-employment · gig work · entrepreneurship · self-employed · contract work
9-to-5unconventional
Departing from standard practice
bohemian · nomadic · off the grid · unstructured · passion project