So, 70% of bosses believe the traditional 9 to 5 working day is over. There's no doubt that we have witnessed a massive shift in work patterns in recent years. Certainly in the fifteen years I have been at work my working day has changed drastically, as have those of many people I know. I started out life working the traditional 9 to 5 day with strict guidelines about lunchtime breaks, punctuality and the use of the Internet (which was quite new in the workplace at the time!). There was a very clear divide between work and home life, and at the time that was fine because it was all I had known and as I had no children I only had me to think about, so the fixed hours suited me. I was very rarely asked to work overtime and I only occasionally asked for time off for, say, an appointment. It worked well for both sides.