banker's hours
Leisurely work schedule
Banker's hours refers to a short workday, typically nine to three or ten to four, alluding to the traditionally limited hours banks were open to the public.
The phrase is usually critical or envious: Must be nice working banker's hours while the rest of us put in overtime.
It implies someone has an easy schedule compared to those who work longer days.
Regular office schedule
- workdayStandard labor period
- openingGap or start
- closingFinal stage of something
- punctualityBeing on time
routine · predictable · fixed · regular · structured · timetable · clock-watching · promptness
Done without urgency
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- relaxedFree of stress
enviable · lifestyle · freedom · luxury · perks · benefits · cozy · effortless
Following long-held customs
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- anachronisticWrongly placed in time
nostalgic · bygone · antiquated · archaic · historical · nineteenth-century · genteel · Victorian
nine-to-five
Regular office schedule
punctuality · routine · predictable · fixed · regular · structured · timetable · clock-watching · promptness · weekday
leisurely
Done without urgency
- easyRequiring minimal effort
- comfortablePhysically at ease
- privilegedHaving special advantages
relaxed · enviable · lifestyle · freedom · luxury · perks · benefits · cozy · effortless · undemanding
traditional
Following long-held customs
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
anachronistic · nostalgic · bygone · antiquated · archaic · historical · nineteenth-century · genteel · Victorian · stuffy
ironic
Expressing contrary meaning
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- mockingScornfully imitating or ridiculing
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
sneering · scornful · tongue-in-cheek · wry · sardonic · jab · dig · taunt · resentful · blue-collar
part-time
Limited work schedule
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- briefShort in duration
limited · reduced · midday · condensed · minimal · curtailed · clipped · fleeting
banker's hourslong hours
Excessive time working
around the clock · overtime · twenty-four seven · double shifts · all-nighters
banker's hoursgraveyard shift
Late-night work period
night shift · swing shift · on-call · rotating shifts · split shift