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The Office, Cheers, Scrubs, Superstore, Brooklyn 99 they're all literally at work. 
King of Queens, Seinfeld, Friends, etc. We see them at their various jobs many times.
As for the crime dramas well duh typically when they're off work someone else is handling the crime, and shows like Criminal Minds we see then work over the course of days so yeah they have to stop working. >

Don't forget married with children. >

i wasgoing to mention mwc and the nanny >

I'm not even sure I could name a single sitcom where people don't go to work. >

I mean...we see the parts of their lives that are relevant to the story the creator is trying to tell, right? >

Plus this is just straight up wrong. Off the top of my head, characters in Friends, the Cosby show, Seinfeld, Blackish, Modern Family and Fraser were all frequently shown at work. I'm sure there's countless more but these were the first that came to mind. 
And this isn't even including all the sitcoms set in the workplace like the Office, Cheers, Scrubs and Abbott Elementary. >

Not true, 
Cheers they work at a bar which is the setting of the show
Rachel in Friends goes to work in the cafe in the beginning
Seinfeld Jerry is a stand up comedian which we see him do at the beginning and end of the show >

I can't think of a single sitcom that doesn't depict their work at some point or another. In fact, all of the sitcoms I can think of show the characters at work frequently, nearly every episode for some of the shows. >

Everybody Loves Raymond, The Nanny, Frasier, Roseanne, I Love Lucy, Lost in Space, Star Trek any iteration, the Mary Tyler Moore show, MASH, West Wing, ER, LA Law, Grey’s Anatomy, Boston Legal, Dallas, the Drew Carey show— I mean, if you’re familiar with the show, don’t you instantly know what profession/professions are?
Maybe you should switch to baths… >

Idk that awful Tim Allen show he spends a lot of time at work >

Looks like everyone forgot about Gary's Shoes and Accessories for Today's Woman >

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I'm not even sure I could name a single sitcom where people don't go to work. >

Friends, Cheers, M.A.S.H. >

Aside from Phoebe (& Rachel, to a lesser extent) all the others in Friends are often seen in their workplace. >

We saw literally every one of the Friends at their jobs at various points throughout the show >

Yes, but Rachel & Phoebe much less frequently than the others. >

Phoebe the least I think, but Rachel's job was a pretty significant plot point throughout multiple seasons. From being a waitress at Central Perk to her jobs as a personal shopper, a buyer, etc, her work was featured quite a bit. 
After Phoebe I think it was Chandler we saw at work the least, because of the running joke of no one knowing what Chandler did for a living. >

Aside from the first 2 seasons you never see Monica's work >

The Office, Cheers, Scrubs, Superstore, Brooklyn 99 they're all literally at work. 
King of Queens, Seinfeld, Friends, etc. We see them at their various jobs many times.
As for the crime dramas well duh typically when they're off work someone else is handling the crime, and shows like Criminal Minds we see then work over the course of days so yeah they have to stop working. >

Parks and Rec, Arrested Development, IT Crowd, Veep, Always Sunny, HIMYM >

I don’t know if I’d call what they do in always sunny work >

They’re rarely there tending bar and when they do there’s like 4 customers. >

There’s frequently customers, they just scare them away >

I mean...we see the parts of their lives that are relevant to the story the creator is trying to tell, right? >

Plus this is just straight up wrong. Off the top of my head, characters in Friends, the Cosby show, Seinfeld, Blackish, Modern Family and Fraser were all frequently shown at work. I'm sure there's countless more but these were the first that came to mind. 
And this isn't even including all the sitcoms set in the workplace like the Office, Cheers, Scrubs and Abbott Elementary. >

I can't think of a single sitcom that doesn't depict their work at some point or another. In fact, all of the sitcoms I can think of show the characters at work frequently, nearly every episode for some of the shows. >

Not true, 
Cheers they work at a bar which is the setting of the show
Rachel in Friends goes to work in the cafe in the beginning
Seinfeld Jerry is a stand up comedian which we see him do at the beginning and end of the show >

since the comments are ripping into OP i thought id just include a list of my personal favourite sitcoms that include going to work  
The nanny, How i met your mother, full house, the fresh prince, >

Does The Nanny count if she’s both working and not working? (She’s a live-in nanny, right?) >

i mean you can argue you. but also Niles is always working as a live in butler. Maxwell Sheffield has a home office but also has to go to work (his shows) quite a bit. as does CC. lots of work happens >

Looks like everyone forgot about Gary's Shoes and Accessories for Today's Woman >

Al Bundy went to work all the time. We saw him there in many episodes! >

Everybody Loves Raymond, The Nanny, Frasier, Roseanne, I Love Lucy, Lost in Space, Star Trek any iteration, the Mary Tyler Moore show, MASH, West Wing, ER, LA Law, Grey’s Anatomy, Boston Legal, Dallas, the Drew Carey show— I mean, if you’re familiar with the show, don’t you instantly know what profession/professions are?
Maybe you should switch to baths… >

In mash they hardly ever sit, so is that a sitcom or stand up comedy? >

I’m guessing this was a joke (I hope).  But just for the others who need an explanation sitcom is short for Situational Comedy. >

Big Bang, friends,two and a half men, the middle,the office, scrubs, >

Hell, Charlie worked from home >

Why are people upvoting lol >

I just wanna know what sitcoms OP was thinking of, they pretty much all go to work >

I  can’t think of a
single one - wait maybe fresh prince idk - but even someone went to work then too >

Yeah but Geoffrey and Uncle Phil went to work all the time, it was a big part of their respective characters >

So I can’t think of one then >

Sitcom people go to work all the time. And while they're there they fail to make the kind of wage that would pay for the sets they live in. >

"Home Improvement" revolved around Tim's job as a tool show host and another theme is Jill's way to become a therapist after jumping from one job to another.
There is at least one whole episode in "Married with children" at Al's workplace, a women's shoe store. His job is a central theme of the show.
Concerning the off-screen free time of investigators: why would I watch them play minigolf, bake cookies, or commute to work in a crime / police series if it doesn't help the plot or character? It's a crime drama, not a no-crime no-drama. >

In crime series, people come into their house or apartment and casually pour a glass of booze for them like it's the most normal thing to do after work >

For some, it is. Had a ex who always had a stocked bar and took some classes because he wanted to be a accommodating host. >

I feel like people are taking OPs post a little literally. It seems like they're trying to say that many sitcom characters are rarely depicted as going to work (even if they canonically have a job), as many episodes have them being able to do things in the middle of the day like it's no problem. >

Idk that awful Tim Allen show he spends a lot of time at work >

I'm looking at you Letterkenny.  None of the main characters work (on screen) except for the bartender.
Of course, work is generally the most boring part of a person's day, so I can see why it is omitted. >

🤔depends, im pretty sure theres a sitcom that they do stuff at work? >

I actually kinda had an idea to slightly lampshade (but not in a parody way) that and the whole trend of all the crime drama crossovers by having a more-lighthearted-toned crime drama (think one of those Blue Sky things like Psych) and family sitcom set in the same universe chronicling the two sides of the life of their mutual main character >

So no one in a sitcom is in law enforcement in any form. No wonder they still goofy. >

I'm struggling to think of a single example of a sitcom or a crime drama that supports this >

People it sitcoms go to work all the time and sometimes they do stop working in crime dramas. Bad shower thought, Goo Goo. >

Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld played a comedian on the show, and in every opening episode, he was on stage doing his job. >

I'd say a more accurate example is soap operas. They're always in cafes, pubs or conveniently bumping into each other going from one place to another.