9 to 5 is a phrase which refers to the time (9:00AM to 5:00PM, or 0900h - 1700h) at which some office employees work each day, usually from Monday to Friday. These hours are the standard business hours in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as other countries, and are an incarnation of the eight-hour day. The term 9 to 5 is also used as a slang term for a day job; for example, "My 9 to 5 is at a law office, but my real love is playing in the band." It is also more commonly used in a way where a person is not simple, dull, or works in an office (which would be considered boring and meaningless in the following way): "I'm not exactly a nine-to-five guy." (George Clooney said this line in Out of Sight) Monday (pron. ... The goddess Freya, after whom Friday is named. ... Eight-hour day banner, Melbourne, 1856 The Eight-hour day movement, also known as the Short-time movement, had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where industrial production in large factories transformed working life and imposed long hours and poor working conditions. ... Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... A day job is a form of occupation taken by a person in order to make ends meet while working another low-paying (or non-paying) job in their preferred career track. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA) is an Academy Award-winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994–1999) and his rise as an A-List movie star in... Out of Sight is a 1998 movie directed by Steven Soderbergh. ...

The phrase became the title of three different songs: 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton and 9 to 5 by Sheena Easton, which had the title “Morning Train (9 to 5) ” for its North American release. It is also the title of a new release which is a joint collaboration between The Ordinary Boys and Lady Sovereign. The track will be titled "Nine2Five" and it is a re-release of an earlier tack by Lady Sovereign. See the entry for Lady Sovereign for more information. Cover art for Dolly Partons 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs album, RCA, 1980 9 to 5 is the title of a hit song for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton in her film debut. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... 9 to 5 is the title of a popular song recorded by Sheena Easton in 1980, becoming her first major hit. ... Sheena Easton on the cover of her 2000 CD, Fabulous. ... The Ordinary Boys are an English Ska-pop group from Worthing, originally named Next in line. ... Lady Sovereign (born Louise Amanda Harman in Wembley, London) is a British grime MC. // Biography Lady Sovereign was raised primarily on the Chalkhill Estate (a council housing estate in North-West London) and having dropped out of school with no qualifications, she is one of the UKs very few... Lady Sovereign (born Louise Amanda Harman in Wembley, London) is a British grime MC. // Biography Lady Sovereign was raised primarily on the Chalkhill Estate (a council housing estate in North-West London) and having dropped out of school with no qualifications, she is one of the UKs very few... Lady Sovereign (born Louise Amanda Harman in Wembley, London) is a British grime MC. // Biography Lady Sovereign was raised primarily on the Chalkhill Estate (a council housing estate in North-West London) and having dropped out of school with no qualifications, she is one of the UKs very few...

"9 to 5" also refers to the name of a 1980 movie (specifically Nine to Five) starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin, for which Parton's above-referenced song served as a theme song. The movie was followed by a short-lived TV series called 9 to 5. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Nine to Five, aka 9 to 5, is a 1980 comedy movie based on a 1968 play starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Dabney Coleman and a television series of the same name starring Rachel Dennison, Rita Moreno, and Valerie Curtin. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, and fitness guru. ... Tomlin as The West Wings Deborah Fiderer. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...