9 to 5 | Career Angles

Tumble outta bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping
Out on the street the traffic starts jumping
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living
Barely getting by, it’s all taking and no giving
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it
9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would think that I would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me

~Dolly Parton, “9 to 5”

The movie of the same name starred Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, and Lily Tomlin as female office workers harassed and perpetrated against by the character portrayed by Dabney Coleman. Eventually, the women get their revenge and turn the tables on their sexist boss.

When you look at the song lyrics, they reflect the life of hell. They reflect the life of the person who hates…