The arbitrary 8.5-9 hour workday drives me nuts, because a lot of the time, I really only have 3 or 4 hours worth of work to do. I generally work quickly and I value my time. Can I make a decent living doing something that gives me this kind of flexibility?
Nah, I’ve worked blue collar, white collar, retail, all kinds of jobs (I have ADHD and have job-hopped a lot). Every job I’ve ever had has been “you work these days, from this time to this time,” even if that means there’s hours of downtime. In fact, the only salary job I’ve had has been the most flexible, but I was still expected in office from 9 to 5. All my other jobs have been hourly and I’ve always been expected to be there for a set number of hours, no matter the type of work.
Bullshit. What jobs?
And if it’s “waiting for customers” that is called on-call work and they legally have to pay you for it. Because it’s work.