In this episode, we dive into one of the internet's most debated questions: Is the traditional 9-to-5 job a scam? Or has hustle culture and anti-work rhetoric skewed our perception of what work-life balance should look like.
We explore:
- The history of how the 9-to-5 became the norm (spoiler: it wasn’t corporate generosity that made it happen).
- Why the COVID-era work-from-home boom and economic downturn left so many questioning corporate structures.
- Who’s calling the 9-to-5 a scam—r/antiwork redditors, MLM recruiters, and digital nomads—along with their alternative narratives.
- The rise of hustle culture and anti-ambition movements, and how they’re shaping our relationship with work.
- Why the 9-5 isn’t inherently broken—it’s about *how* it’s set up and what you make of it.
Whether you’re team “Normalize the 9-to5” or you dream of breaking free, we’re unpacking the myths, realities, and everything in between.
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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