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I'm a software developer and lately I've been thinking that if I would change to work 6 hours a day my productivity would be at least what it is now. It's just

• redmaple 6y ago
  > if I would change to work 6 hours a day my productivity would be at least what it is now. > It's just hard to make an argument why they should still pay me the same amount You have already put up a valid argument. If you continue producing the same Value in same Time, your pay should actually go up :D
• shevenal 6y ago
  Yeah, I think the productivity metrics are a key sticking point here. If you can prove you are delivering the same quantity (i.e. the release cycle and throughput isn't impact) and similar quality (i.e. which you could probably measure with bug tracking), its probably easier to then go on to make the case of the additional benefits of reduced hours (i.e. mental health, more time for company culture, etc). Granted, I am not totally aware of your situation with your employer; more just expressing my own strategy in trying to work this out.