9 to 5s
Standard workday positions
Jobs with standard business hours, typically office work running from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon.
The term suggests routine employment with fixed schedules, often contrasted with freelance, creative, or entrepreneurial work: She quit her 9 to 5 to start her own business.
Can also refer to the people who work such jobs: The café fills up with 9 to 5s on their lunch breaks.
- workdayStandard labor period
- working hoursScheduled time for labor
- desk jobSeated indoor employment
- employmentPaid occupation status
- occupationOne's regular paid work
office job · office worker · career · jobs · work-life balance · lunch breaks · coffee break · water cooler · nine-to-five · punch the clock · flexitime · rat race · shift · position · dress codes · business casual · corporate hierarchy · full-time
9 to 5sshift work
Labor in timed blocks
night shifts · graveyard shifts · swing shifts · rotating shifts · on-call work
9 to 5sfreelance work
Self-directed paid projects
gig work · self-employment · contract work · consulting · entrepreneurship
9 to 5sbohemian lifestyle
Artistic life rejecting convention
early retirement · hustle culture · artistic pursuits · artistic life · off-grid living