nine-to-fived
Did office hours
Nine-to-fived describes having worked a standard daytime job, typically one with regular office hours from 9 AM to 5 PM.
The term carries connotations of conventional employment and routine: He nine-to-fived for thirty years before retiring.
It can suggest both stability and monotony, depending on context.
Traveled regularly to work
- cubicledDivided into small enclosures
- deskedFitted with writing tables
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- timetabledAssigned to specific times
regimented · structured · monotonous · predictable · habitual · bureaucratic
Paid fixed regular amount
- wagedConducted a campaign
- employedHaving paid work
- hiredGiven employment
- contractedReduced in size
staffed · payrolled · benefited · pensioned · corporate · white-collar · middle-class · worked
Dominant cultural current
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
normalized · ordinary · average · suburban · settled · domesticated · responsible · adulted
commuted
Traveled regularly to work
- cubicledDivided into small enclosures
- deskedFitted with writing tables
- scheduledArranged for specific time
timetabled · regimented · structured · monotonous · predictable · habitual · bureaucratic
salaried
Paid fixed regular amount
contracted · staffed · payrolled · benefited · pensioned · corporate · white-collar · middle-class · worked · labored
mainstream
Dominant cultural current
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- orthodoxConforming to established belief
standardized · normalized · ordinary · average · suburban · settled · domesticated · responsible · adulted · conformed
nine-to-fivedfreelanced
Worked self-employed, per-project
hustled · self-employed · gigged · contracted · temped
nine-to-fivedidled
Operated without load
loafed · retired · bummed around · coasted · slacked
nine-to-fiveddropped out
Left before completing
bummed around · wandered · drifted · slacked
nine, five, nines, fives, ninth, fifth, nineteen, fifteen, ninety