Hump Day

 It is perceived by some perhaps many that Americans work 9am until 5pm, Monday through Friday...  therefore, when Wednesdays arrives, that day represents the middle of the week or HUMP DAY.

That perception is not true for all of us.  When my father worked for the Federal Government, he did work 9-5 and Monday through Friday.  However, every job that I ever had started at 8am and lasted until 6pm sometimes longer and it was quite often that I had to work on Saturdays and Sundays.

The perception also falls short of reality for most manufacturing jobs because those jobs are split into 3 shifts and last 6 days a week.  Those 3 shifts are 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, and 11pm-7am.

Additionally, many hospitals are going to a 12 hour shift 4 days a week or a 12 hour shift 3 days a week where you are also off 3 days.

And, fire departments have 24 hour shifts with weekends off and a weekend shift for 48 hours with 5 days off.

There are all sorts of employment shifts and hours as unions have tried to get management to accommodate worker demands.  Sometimes these unions are successful and sometimes they are not.

What it boils down to is that HUMP DAY no longer applies to the American Worker and I am not sure if it ever did.  However, there is still a mythology around Hump Day that the workers like to embrace when they can, signifying that the work week is HALF OVER.

What this tells me is that the American Worker (not management) really does not like to work.  Could this be because management treats them and pays them so poorly?