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In France, we have 35 hours work week. It works fine enough. I cant imagine moving to 40 hours.

by aloisdg 10y ago

pc86 10y ago
An hour a day either direction doesn't make much difference at all; what makes a bigger difference is what time you come or go. I'm very lucky in my current gig that I can come and go as I please provided I get those 40 hours and as a team we cover the business day. I'd much rather work 40 hours or even more, working 6-2 or similar, than work 30 hours a week and have to deal with rush hour traffic.
- clarry 10y ago
  > An hour a day either direction doesn't make much difference at all; But it can make a big difference. I don't think I can stay productive for 8 hours straight on the average day. So the last 1-2 hours are a miserable grind, effectively wasted time. Add to that, I don't live to work, I work to live. I'd be very happy if I had quite a bit of energy left when I get home so I can live my life too. I think the real problem is the just lack of flexibility. If 40 works for you, why shouldn't you be allowed to work 40. At the same time, that doesn't mean everybody should be working 40. Same for any other number of hours. Same for any the time...
  - pc86 10y ago
    The problem is twofold (at least) - 1) most people this is relevant to are not paid hourly; 2) most people this is relevant to do not have clearly defined metrics measuring their work product (e.g. number of widgets produced, widgets produced per unit of time, etc). Combine those two and you have a scenario where 40 is the minimum, doing less is seen very negatively, and there's no real way to prove you're producing more or at a higher quality working 30 hours than the guy next to you working 55.
    - clarry 10y ago
      Then maybe they should be paid hourly. I'd be happy to work 30 hours even if that meant I got less done than the other guy working 55 hours. For this, I'd happily trade some salary.

In France, we have 35 hours work week. It works fine enough. I cant imagine moving to 40 hours.

by aloisdg 10y ago

In France, we have 35 hours work week. It works fine enough. I cant imagine moving to 40 hours.

pc86 10y ago

An hour a day either direction doesn't make much difference at all; what makes a bigger difference is what time you come or go. I'm very lucky in my current gig that I can come and go as I please provided I get those 40 hours and as a team we cover the business day. I'd much rather work 40 hours or even more, working 6-2 or similar, than work 30 hours a week and have to deal with rush hour traffic.

clarry 10y ago
> An hour a day either direction doesn't make much difference at all; But it can make a big difference. I don't think I can stay productive for 8 hours straight on the average day. So the last 1-2 hours are a miserable grind, effectively wasted time. Add to that, I don't live to work, I work to live. I'd be very happy if I had quite a bit of energy left when I get home so I can live my life too. I think the real problem is the just lack of flexibility. If 40 works for you, why shouldn't you be allowed to work 40. At the same time, that doesn't mean everybody should be working 40. Same for any other number of hours. Same for any the time...
- pc86 10y ago
  The problem is twofold (at least) - 1) most people this is relevant to are not paid hourly; 2) most people this is relevant to do not have clearly defined metrics measuring their work product (e.g. number of widgets produced, widgets produced per unit of time, etc). Combine those two and you have a scenario where 40 is the minimum, doing less is seen very negatively, and there's no real way to prove you're producing more or at a higher quality working 30 hours than the guy next to you working 55.
  - clarry 10y ago
    Then maybe they should be paid hourly. I'd be happy to work 30 hours even if that meant I got less done than the other guy working 55 hours. For this, I'd happily trade some salary.