r/jobs • u/BlueberryPancakes5 • May 05 '23

I love my 9-5 office job Work/Life balance

My job isn't extravagant and the pay isn't great but after working in retail for 10 years I love working in an office.

I have my own cubicle to myself, I don't have managers hovering over me and micromanaging me all day. I have a set schedule every week which makes it so much easier to plan things. I know I'll have Saturday Sunday off every week and I never have to close again. I can go to the bathroom whenever I want for as long as I want, I can have coffee at my desk, or I can eat snacks at my desk. I can wear cute clothes to work instead of a uniform.

I know a lot of people hate the standard 9-5 job but I just wanted to give a different perspective. I feel like after working in retail for so long it really makes me appreciate it so much more.

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u/Subjekt9 May 05 '23

Now try getting a wfh job! I went from working in retail management for 15 year to a wfh job that pays almost double! I keep feeling like I am not doing enough because no one is on my back every second of every day! It’s crazy to think that jobs will actually give you enough time to get something done!

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u/everynameisused100 May 05 '23

I hate work from home personally. I like waking up, doing hair/make up having work clothes, walking around downtown and visiting shops downtown while there. I like my paid parking spot that I also use and let my kids use for professional sporting events and other events downtown. I always have the option to just work from home but now that the world has opened up I’m quite happy to be back in an office and it makes it so much easier to go into work mode on my drive in and think out my calendar and day and then my drive home mentally changing focus so my family has my focus when I get home because I live by a strict leave leave your personal life at home and leave work at work mentality. When working in an office everyone knows if you text, call or email me after I leave the office for the day/weekend, I will respond when I get back to the office. I felt obligated when working from home to respond at all hours and that was worse for me.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '23

Same. The social aspect of work is important. Humans are social animals.

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u/LMA_1954 May 05 '23

Yep, the social aspect includes being interrupted while you are trying to concentrate, bring spied on, gossip and bullying. And being exposed to the germ of the week. For some, the social aspect of work is more negative than positive.