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When will the U.S. ever wise up and go to a 4-day work week?
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:22 am
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:22 am
I’d much rather four 10 hour days than the current five 8 hour days. And it would seem to bring more balance to our work-home lives. I believe it would make a more productive work force as well.
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Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:24 am to grizzlylongcut
My job cannot accomplish in 4 days what it needs 5 days to accomplish without investing tens of millions in new facilities.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:24 am to grizzlylongcut
I would eat Margot Robbie's arse out for a 4 day 10 hour a day work week.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:24 am to grizzlylongcut
Companies want you married to them. If you stray too much you will find out how happy you can be when not married to work.
Will never happen.
Will never happen.
This post was edited on 6/15/23 at 11:25 am
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:24 am to grizzlylongcut
This along with more hybrid schedules being implemented would change the office culture drastically.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:25 am to fightin tigers
Actually already in the works. Will take place in the south last.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:25 am to grizzlylongcut
I work for a fortune 5 and we do flex hours (basically 4 10s) in the summer.. its fantastic.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:26 am to grizzlylongcut
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I’d much rather four 10 hour days than the current five 8 hour days.
My company gets 5 11 hour days, so it's a win for them.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:26 am to grizzlylongcut
There are some professions where being available 5 days (or more) is such a competitive advantage that it's unlikely to happen.
I work in sales and would take a call at any time of the week en route to closing a deal. Imagine a plumber or electrician or veterinarian just fricking off on Fridays when people need them. Certainly several positions that work on very long term projects (engineers, for example) could do this, but there are lot of jobs that require immediacy for which it makes no sense.
Not even to mention all the service workers who are just shafted in this utopia.
I work in sales and would take a call at any time of the week en route to closing a deal. Imagine a plumber or electrician or veterinarian just fricking off on Fridays when people need them. Certainly several positions that work on very long term projects (engineers, for example) could do this, but there are lot of jobs that require immediacy for which it makes no sense.
Not even to mention all the service workers who are just shafted in this utopia.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:26 am to grizzlylongcut
There’s too many 24/7 facilities in the United States to go back now. Rail yards, Ports, Trucking Companies , Distribution Centers , Hospitals ,etc. all open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:28 am to grizzlylongcut
I moved our manufacturing division to 4-10's. It improved output, lowered overtime, and the employees are much happier.
I'd like to move my installation division to 4-10s, but that is a little trickier with market demand, but I'll get there.
I'd like to move my installation division to 4-10s, but that is a little trickier with market demand, but I'll get there.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:28 am to Thundercles
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There are some professions where being available 5 days (or more) is such a competitive advantage that it's unlikely to happen. I work in sales and would take a call at any time of the week en route to closing a deal. Imagine a plumber or electrician or veterinarian just fricking off on Fridays when people need them. Certainly several positions that work on very long term projects (engineers, for example) could do this, but there are lot of jobs that require immediacy for which it makes no sense. Not even to mention all the service workers who are just shafted in this utopia.
As long as it’s not 100% commission sales, it all circles back to 4 day revolving schedule vs. pure 4 days closed 3. My job will never adopt 4 day weeks because of competition but to have a Monday/Friday off rotation within departments would work fine.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:28 am to grizzlylongcut
hard pass
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:29 am to reggierayreb
It could definitely work
If you are at a job that needs more coverage you can always rotate as well
For example, some workers could go M thru Th and others could go Tues thru Fri and than you can rotate it
If you are at a job that needs more coverage you can always rotate as well
For example, some workers could go M thru Th and others could go Tues thru Fri and than you can rotate it
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:29 am to grizzlylongcut
Speak for yourself. I work 3 -12’s.
Getting tired of all the boomers holding up my Golf rounds on Tuesday mornings
Getting tired of all the boomers holding up my Golf rounds on Tuesday mornings
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:30 am to grizzlylongcut
If you’re in a sales / client service type job it will probably never happen.
We have “summer Fridays” where you can sign out at noon. Except the sales staff and associates never do it.
We have “summer Fridays” where you can sign out at noon. Except the sales staff and associates never do it.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:30 am to grizzlylongcut
The issue we had with it was customers wanting to do business on Friday. Easy solution was rotating half staff on Friday. They never bit. Probably because nobody wanted to work 10 on Friday. Spoiled people. 3 10’s and an 8 would’ve worked too but old farts believed they were losing out somehow
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:30 am to Bottom9
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I would eat Margot Robbie's arse out for a 4 day 10 hour a day work week.
I Concur.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:31 am to grizzlylongcut
9-80 is the way to go...Liked it much better than 4-10s. I've worked both.
Posted on 6/15/23 at 11:31 am to Thundercles
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I work in sales and would take a call at any time of the week en route to closing a deal. Imagine a plumber or electrician or veterinarian just fricking off on Fridays when people need them. Certainly several positions that work on very long term projects (engineers, for example) could do this, but there are lot of jobs that require immediacy for which it makes no sense.
Not even to mention all the service workers who are just shafted in this utopia.
Vets, electricians, plumbers, etc are all typically small businesses and have people on call. Service workers already may have to work 7 days a week so I’m not sure how it’d be any different for them.
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I work in sales and would take a call at any time of the week en route to closing a deal.
I do too. However there is a difference between taking a call and being physically at work, would you not agree?
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