Okay, the official norm.

Theuser u/ftp67, the author of todays story, came across this issue directly during their own job search.

And so, in the process of communicating with recruiters, the author had one fairly standard question.

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Each time during the conversation, the candidate asked whether the 8-5 system actually meant 9 billable hours.

After all, the employee cannot do anything during this hour of nominally free time.

Pay attention to household chores?

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Cook some food in the kitchen?

Work on a pet project?

Well, subsequent amendments limited the working week to 40 hours.

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

But lunchtime is definitely not included in these hours.

And there were surprisingly many such folks.

The lunch hour is deff.

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided

Employee Thinks Paid Lunch Their Hill To Die On, And The Internet, As It Turns Out, Is Very Divided