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I negotiated this with previous employers. I do consulting work now and I've negotiated this with myself as well :) I think I'm more productive this way, becau
by i_dont_know_ 8y ago
I negotiated this with previous employers. I do consulting work now and I've negotiated this with myself as well :)
I think I'm more productive this way, because, after a 3-day weekend I generally have a fresh perspective and feel like I'm looking at the same tasks with new enthusiasm. When I worked 5 day weeks, even interesting tasks became drudgery and I'd stare at the clock continuously even when I wasn't working a strict 'clock-in' style job.
- zerr 8y agoSomeone mentioned earlier - it's Wednesday you should take off, so you only work 2 days in a row :)
- downrightmike 8y agoOr at least work from home that day.
- psychedelic 8y agoCan confirm. I have this schedule at my job now. It is amazing. I get all my grocery shopping and various errands done Wednesday morning when everyone else is at work, and have more time on the weekends. I highly recommend people trying it out if they get the chance.
- StavrosK 8y agoBut then I can't go on long-weekend trips
- zerr 8y agoSo having a flexibility is best then.
- lostlogin 8y agoStatutory holidays tend to fall on Monday’s where I am - if you don’t work that day you don’t get to be paid for them.
- rusk 8y agoReally? Where I am they're legally required to factor it in. So if you're working Tue-Fri for instance you get a quarter day holiday or something ... there's a few other nuances to it - pension entitlements and the like and it's a bit of a headache for payroll but that's what they're paid to do!
- lostlogin 8y agoIt isn’t as bad as I thought, 4 out of 11 are on Monday, Easter Friday and the rest wonder about. https://www.govt.nz/browse/work/public-holidays-and-work/public-holidays-and-anniversary-dates/ https://www.govt.nz/browse/work/public-holidays-and-work/pub...
- rusk 8y agoI used to work from home every Tuesday. Couldn't do Weds because we had our team meeting on that day. Have to say though it really took the edge off Mondays and made the remainder of the week a breeze!