We use to have this option for the department of labor. I hope it makes a comeback.
Microsoft experimented with a 4-Day work week in Japan and productivity went up
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We use to have this option for the department of labor. I hope it makes a comeback.
Japanese businesses in general are actually pretty inefficient, at least when it comes to white collar jobs. Though I think most Americans are familiar with the auto companies and their efficiency but in general Americans are more productive and efficient.
This quora post explains some of it.
Given how hard the Japanese people work, why isn't their economy stronger? - Quora
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dora_da_destroyer
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#remotework life, i work whenever and however i feel. one day might be 10 hours the next might be 6 #freedom 
#remotework life, i work whenever and however i feel. one day might be 10 hours the next might be 6 #freedom
Must be nice to eliminate your commute
Do your friends joke with you about not having a job?#remotework life, i work whenever and however i feel. one day might be 10 hours the next might be 6 #freedom
I work from home. But if I move into something new I'd prefer 4 10 over 5 8.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
it is, but i have to make an effort to make sure i get out my house a few times a week. plus staying at home means i go through my toilet paper too fastMust be nice to eliminate your commute
i truly believe this is what my parents think. they stay calling me or being like "hey, want to go to lunch" "can you come walk the dog"....like nikka, just cuz i don't work in an office doesn't mean i don't work lolDo your friends joke with you about not having a job?
it is, but i have to make an effort to make sure i get out my house a few times a week. plus staying at home means i go through my toilet paper too fast
Do you have a home office set up or do you go to some place like a library/cafe.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
i use my second bedroom as my office, alternate between my desk and the chaise in there in the morning, then move to the living room around noon-3 to watch the jump, high noon, HQ, ATH, and PTI lol.
i can do the cafe thing sparingly, their internet is rarely fast enough for video conferencing and you clearly end up eating junk as you need to buy food/drink to keep using their space. i've been checking out co-working spots (there are a couple partially black owned spaces here in Oakland), might also go to hotel lobbies, but that means going into SF
thats not what the experiment was. it wasnt the usual 4 days at 10 hours per day or 4 days at 9 hours per day. it was 4 days at 8 hours per day = 32 hours but they got paid the full 40 hrs. WHY? because they still PRODUCED 40 hours worth of work and then some.
I've said this here and other places. With all this tech we have available to us, if we use it properly. We will be able to do things in a lot less time. and doing so should not hurt the workers wallets at all. it should stay the same if we're producing the same.
example. if i'm loading boxes in a warehouse. a 40 hr week i should load lets say 400 boxes. 100 boxes per every 10 hours of work done.
What if i figure out a way to get my 400 boxes loaded in 4 days at 32 hours. why would you pay me as if i produced less than the normal amount? to do so would be unfair. Pay me based on my production. its that simple. doesnt matter how i do it. you ask me to do X, if i do X then pay me for doing X. if i produce more, pay me for that as extra like overtime.
no, not going in at all on friday. no need to even show up. yall need to stop being scared. lol. NO FRIDAY AT ALL. 4 DAYS at 8 hours per day, a 32 hr work week. thats it and thats all.I'm good with going hard Mon-Thurs and checking out early on Friday.
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Wouldn't this mean less pay for non-exempt employees?
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
Got to be careful with this only because some place will adapt it but for 8 hour days to avoid paying certain benefits. In some states 35 hours a week is tied to employers being mandated to offer healthcare and other benefits
I believe Oklahoma’s board of Ed does this to their teachers for the same reason.
on the flip I think if you can guarantee 40 hour weeks this is great. It’s just hard to see how employers don’t cut back to 32 for the savings they’ll receive.
I believe Oklahoma’s board of Ed does this to their teachers for the same reason.
on the flip I think if you can guarantee 40 hour weeks this is great. It’s just hard to see how employers don’t cut back to 32 for the savings they’ll receive.