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Exactly! I think of this every time this subject comes up and I always come to think of the scene from Something About Mary [1] [1] https://youtu.be/rnso4nfdM9
by lowkeyokay 8y ago
Exactly! I think of this every time this subject comes up and I always come to think of the scene from Something About Mary [1]
[1] https://youtu.be/rnso4nfdM9w https://youtu.be/rnso4nfdM9w
I also think the productivity gain or lack of loss comes from excitement and a feeling of responsibility for having the extra day off. It's mentioned in the article
>“The biggest concern from an employer point of view is ensuring that the full-time introduction of the policy doesn’t lead to complacency, with the risk that people’s productivity will slip back,” Barker said.
“To guard against this happening we’ve spent a lot of time making sure every person in every team has their own plan as to how they’re going to maintain and even improve their productivity.”
I think this makes sense but, as time passes and 4 days becomes the norm the feeling of excitement and responsibility will fall and output will follow. If everyone has a 4 day work week we will probably be as lazy as we are now in our 5 days.
- Aeolun 8y agoSounds like a win to me! At that point we can start experimenting with a 3 day workweek, and find that it too doesn’t reduce productivity. At some point in time, we’ll find out that all our work is essentially automated, and the step from one to zero days of work will seem reasonable.