they may not always offer it, which is why you're always supposed to ASK. unless it's your first job ever, you should know better than to just assume what time you should show up to work. that's one of the first things i ask in the INTERVIEW: what's the dress code, what would my hours be, when does insurance kick in, how are employees evaluated on their performance... all of that is vital information that you should have before you even decide to accept the job, much less before you start your first day.

apprently not very social whit ur coworkers

Just curious. If you didn't know the office opened at 8:00AM, then what made you assume it opened at 9:00AM?

"No one had bothered that the office opens at 8:00am.." EXCUSE ME? This should be: "and I didn't bother to ask what time the office opens" YDI.

For the onne millionth and first time: Assumptions are the mother of all **** ups!!!!! "No one ever bothered to tell me..." BULLSHIT EXCUSE. Take some responsibility for your mistakes! It's not everyone else's fault, it's yours.

How do you accept a new job and not make sure of what your hours are?

Generally I don't say YDI, but really this time YDI. A rule is a rule. You're usually not going to get out of a speeding ticket by saying "Oh I didn't know what the speed limit was, officer." It's YOUR responsibility to find out/ask what time the office is open, don't simply expect someone to tell you.

You have got to be the stupidest ************ out there. You seriously are not qualified to mop up shit if you can't be bothered to ask what time work starts. And you were in a management meeting? Scary!

I could very well be wrong, but I think the OP has a high-ranking, salaried position in the company. Professional jobs do not require you to clock in when you arrive and keep track of your hours. I doubt the OP has a job that mandates a lunch break and/or clocking out at 5:00 PM along with the rest of his co-workers. It's fairly normal in firms and large companies that there is no specific time that you have to arrive or leave, as long as you are getting the job done. Obviously, you don't stroll in at 10:45 AM every day, but if the OP was arriving before 9:00 AM, that would be considered perfectly acceptable in cities like NYC, DC, Chicago, etc. I have now had three professional jobs, and I never asked about when I was supposed to come in or leave the office. Maybe the OP made a mistake, but I hardly think he deserves all of the invective he has received. If I switched to another firm, I would never think to ask if they started at 8:00 AM. You're just expected to make your billable hours and be prepared to work late into the night and on weekends if the client needs it. Anyway, just a different perspective instead of calling the OP an idiot, which he clearly isn't.

No one bothered to tell you because that's not their job. It's your job to know those things.