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What are the normal business hours in the Raleigh area? I currently live in NY and am use to the typical work day starting at 9:00 and ending at 5:00 but realize many other states have much earlier start times. What's typical for the area. Thanks.
I work from 6:45am to 3:30pm with a 45 minute lunch. My wife is at work by 6am and usually gets off around 2pm with a 30 minute "free lunch".
I never knew that starting at 9am was "typical". I would think most typical hours would probably start at 8am or no later than 8:30am. It really depends on what kind of work you would be doing I suppose.
What are the normal business hours in the Raleigh area? I currently live in NY and am use to the typical work day starting at 9:00 and ending at 5:00 but realize many other states have much earlier start times. What's typical for the area. Thanks.
I don't think the state you live in has anything to do with so called "normal" business hours. It is more about your individual business or employer and their guidelines and requirements. The state doesn't really have anything to do with it.
I currently live in NY and am use to the typical work day starting at 9:00 and ending at 5:00.
Man! 9 to 5! Where can I get a cushy job like that? And I suppose you get a 2 hour lunch break too
I arrive at work at 7am and leave at 4pm. A few other guys in my group arrive at 9-10am and leave at around 6-7pm. We try to avoid rush hour traffic and our employer lets us be flexible.
I take my lunch break at my desk, but usually spend at least 2 hours per day on City-Data.com
I believe that around this time (April-May) last year, someone made the comment that there was more traffic than she thought she would see mid-morning on a work day. Folks responded and gave their opinions about why there was traffic (I can't find the thread). I remember posters saying that some workers had four-day work weeks, so they are not in an office Monday through Friday. Others spoke of workers having half-days on Fridays (longer work hours during the week), so those folks were out and about as well. Some folks telecommuted, so they weren't tied to an office building at all. All that to say, the work hours and days seem to vary quite a bit.
Revision: I found it! I finally remembered that City-Data can be googled. Duh!
Don't pay attention to the little fusses that people are having in the thread. What's buried in this thread is people talking about their work schedules.
Hope this helps.
Last edited by virgo; 04-01-2008 at 05:37 PM..
Reason: To post a thread link.
People in the Triangle aren't reliant on public transportation. So, working hours tend to be as diverse as the jobs and employees. On my floor at work, people start arriving as early as 7am and as late as 9:30am. Days start wrapping up anytime between 3:30 until 6pm.
When people talk about typical business hours, I think they're usually thinking of banks and doctors' offices. My bank's hours are M-F, 8:30-5:30. My doctor's office is open M-F, 8:30-5:00.
My husband's office (which does not serve th public) goes by flex time: as long as you're in by 10 and work 8 hours, the bosses are happy.
The only unusual quirk I know about the working hours here is that some businesses that you might expect to be open are closed on Sunday. Even some restaurants will do this ... or they'll close early after the post-church lunch rush is over.
Thanks for all the responses. I guess I should have been more specific and asked if most salaried office jobs are 35 or 40 hours. I totally understand the hours depend on the type of job but from my experience in NY most salaried office jobs are 9-5, 8-4 or 10-6 with one hour for lunch. I've worked as an executive assistant in the legal, medical, investment banking and pharmaceutical fields and this was always the case.
The actual work day might have been shorter but my commute most days was 1 to 1-1/2 hours each way (absolute hell-lol), not that this had anything to do with the hours established by any of my employers.
Some jobs were very cushy and others defnitely were not.
Thanks again!
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