> probably because most people don't want variation? I suspect this claim is not borne out by the evidence. There might be cohorts that enjoy this routine. Her

> probably because most people don't want variation? I suspect this claim is not borne out by the evidence. There might be cohorts that enjoy this routine. Here are folks that might enjoy substantial variation, but often get "squashed" by institutional momentum: - parents (especially moms) - athletes (professional or amateur) - community-minded/service-oriented persons - caretakers of aging parents (this group happens to be the currently 30-50 year old crowd, who theoretically are the most appropriate for a 40-hr-week schedule.) I have available to my mind many instances of persons who would _vastly prefer_ 80% pay for 80% work, myself included. (er, feels like I should mention I'm a business/customer-oriented software developer who loves RoR and growing teams, open to work arrangements) Heck, I could provide a list of a dozen very strong engineers that would drop almost everything to investigate a 4-day work-week. Are you a company who wants to hire the best of the best? Give your employees some of their time back, treat them with respect, and advertise that you work four days a week. You've now solved your hiring problems. You're welcome.