so i guess this is just for office workers. For the more blue-collar among us, management is constantly pushing for 7 days. I work as an engine mechanic for a

so i guess this is just for office workers. For the more blue-collar among us, management is constantly pushing for 7 days. I work as an engine mechanic for an auto chain in the midwest, and can confirm we're persistently understaffed with qualified trade-skill educated employees. random 10 hour days in our shop are not unheard of depending on if the customer is a fleet job or not. We tried 6 day work weeks, where we offered just oil changes on saturdays, and even that proved a little hectic for apprentices and new employees (they eventually started calling it saturday suck-work.) Customers were also furious that we only did oil/air and nothing else, so management predictably caved and our saturdays are reduced hours, but with full mechanics on site anyhow. Pay for us stayed the same, but before we start talking about reduced work days, we need to address the absolute shortage of competent trade-skilled labor in this country. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, automotive, machinists, professional drivers and boilermakers...these arent just things that get done by anyone, but they keep the world running.