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One unit of work independent of time taken. When you say "no drop in productivity", do you mean you do the same amount of work in 4 days now instead of 5, or th
by 0xffff2 6y ago
One unit of work independent of time taken. When you say "no drop in productivity", do you mean you do the same amount of work in 4 days now instead of 5, or that you do 80% of the work you used to do?
- GordonS 6y agoI mean I get the same amount of work done in 4 days that I used to get done in 5. Perhaps Parkinson's law in action: 'work expands to fill available time'.
- Moodles 6y agoShame you couldn't just do 4 days worth of work and play hooky on the 5th day?
- bobthepanda 6y agoHooky isn't ironclad though; you can be called out of slacking at any time if you're supposed to be on the clock, so it's not quite the same.
- nightski 6y agoThis is why I cut out all the political BS and just became a consultant a decade ago. Then you can cut hours and increase your hourly rate to accommodate. Funny enough companies are just fine with paying it.
- ghaff 6y agoAt a minimum, you need to be reachable and possibly attend meetings. Even if I'm taking a day somewhat easy and running some errands, I'm not going to head off for some 4 hour hike.
- korse 6y agoThis confuses me... If I get paid less to work less hours, I expect that I need to complete proportionately less. Working 4/5 of a standard week and getting paid 4/5 of standard salary would not be a win for me unless I only needed to complete 4/5 as much work. This does not sound like winning.
- pc86 6y agoIf your goal to provide as little value to your employer as possible without getting fired? If you're getting paid the same hourly rate it's still a win to work less.
- korse 6y agoI agree with you that getting paid the same hourly rate, working less and still maintaining job stability is a win. It just didn't initially sit right with me when I heard Look at me I'm winning! I used to do five days of work and get paid for five, now I do five days of work and get paid for four.
- tpxl 6y agoThey were doing four days of work and getting paid for five, now they do four and get paid to do four :) I also went from 8 hour day to 6 hour day with a cut in pay and no loss in productivity and I feel it was a win. I've enough money either way and a lot more time.
- eyelidlessness 6y agoWell, it's obviously a baked in assumption that the employer wants to provide as little remuneration for value as possible without alienating the employee. In theory our compensation is based on some combination of the value we deliver and our negotiating strength. If we deliver the same value in 80% time and take home 80% of the compensation, we've fully left negotiating strength on the table.
- pc86 6y ago