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In the article he says he'd be up for 4 days in the office and 1 day work from home after covid. These CEOs just can't let go of the 5 day work week. It's so fr
by onelastjob 6y ago
In the article he says he'd be up for 4 days in the office and 1 day work from home after covid. These CEOs just can't let go of the 5 day work week. It's so frustrating. 5 day work weeks don't leave enough time for employees to take care of their personal lives, in my opinion. This results in employees taking more sick days and not concentrating at work because they have to deal with their personal business while at work. I think we need to move to a 30 hour work week. Four 7.5 hour work days would vastly improve working in my opinion, whether it is remote or in the office.
- mathattack 6y agoI would even settle for 4x10. :-) We either need entrepreneurs who are willing to test this as a way to get better talent, or engineers willing to take a pay cut. Either way, it won’t happen at big companies.
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- Aeolun 6y agoSo far my big company seems better at this than any startup I have worked for.
- dominotw 6y ago> I think we need to move to a 30 hour work week. why not 25 though? I personally think, 20-25 is the sweet spot.
- onelastjob 6y agoI agree. I think four 5 or 6 hour days would be the best and would actually be very productive, probably even more productive than the current 40 hour week. I think it's realistic for an employee to put in a solid five hours of focused work for four days in a row, which is way better than an unfocused 40 hours.
- warent 6y agoEither that or provide humane vacation time. In the USA you accrue like 11 days of vacation per year. Contrast with many places in Europe such as Sweden where you are entitled to at least 25 days. Not to mention the cultural differences where most jobs in the US will shame you for enjoying your meager time off. Don't even get me started with "unlimited" vacation policies which are a joke. When I used to interview with companies and they told me they had unlimited vacation, I let them know immediately that I respect their time and dont want to waste it any further because I can already tell I dont want to work with them. This is why I ONLY do contract work now. Truly unlimited vacation and however many workdays per week I want.
- jedberg 6y agoNetflix has unlimited vacation. It works well because they encourage people to take vacation, starting at the top. The CEO always makes a big deal about how he's taking 1-2 weeks off at a time, and encourages all the VPs to do the same. Not all unlimited vacation cultures are bad. The best way to find out is to ask how much vacation the CxOs took and how much vacation the hiring manager took. If they can't answer that, then be concerned.
- warent 6y agoI'm not buying that they're doing it out of the generosity of the business. Otherwise why not just offer a generous number of days vacation in the benefits package? They're making it unlimited because they're counting on people using less than average vacation time so the business can save money while maintaining a good image.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoIt's mostly for exerting peer pressure and having to pay nothing out if someone leaves (versus paying out their PTO). Unlimited vacation is a scam, next time a company tries that, mark off the entire calendar for the rest of the year.
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- ghaff 6y agoI have zero interest in a 30 hour work week. I want to take days/weeks time off and unplug (or whatever). (To be fair, I have significant flexibility during a given week and can afford to go on extended vacations.)