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I've been working 4 days a week, 32 hours, for 4 years and I will never go back. It has made me hesitant to look for other work, I'm not sure if get the same de

I've been working 4 days a week, 32 hours, for 4 years and I will never go back. It has made me hesitant to look for other work, I'm not sure if get the same deal, but so far I'm happy where I am. As others have said the ratios are awesome. I have 15 days off every 20 days instead of 8. For a 20% pay cut, while getting full benefits.

mrtranscendence 5y ago
For my geographical area, I get paid what feels like a very good salary (enough that I no longer have to worry about money at all). If my company said “hey, we’ll pay you half as much and you only have to work 20 hours a week” I’d take it in a heartbeat, even though I’d have to start being more careful with money. Sadly, I don’t see that offer ever coming, even though I could totally do my job in half as much time with some creative meeting deletion.
- eadz 5y ago
  I think a lot are in the same boat. Is Job-Sharing a potential solution?
saghm 5y ago
> I have 15 days off every 20 days instead of 8 Wait, what? How does working one day less a week get you to 15 days off?
- twobitshifter 5y ago
  The ratio is a little unusual but the math is right, the divisor is per days worked. 15 days off / 20 days worked (5 weeks of 4 day workweeks) 8 days off / 20 days worked (4 weeks of 5 day workweeks) Another way of saying it would be: in a 4 day work week you have 4/3 (1.33) ratio of work days to days off whereas in a traditional workweek is 5/2 (2.5). So although it is just one day it dramatically shifts the balance between work and time off.
  - saghm 5y ago
    Oh, I see! I thought they were saying they had 15 days off in a 20 day period, not in a period when they worked 20 days
nickd2001 5y ago
Same for me and agree with it being awesome. I think you might've meant, 12 days off per 28? Over 4 weeks, you get 2 weekend days and an extra weekday so 4 * 3 = 12 ?

mrtranscendence 5y ago

For my geographical area, I get paid what feels like a very good salary (enough that I no longer have to worry about money at all). If my company said “hey, we’ll pay you half as much and you only have to work 20 hours a week” I’d take it in a heartbeat, even though I’d have to start being more careful with money. Sadly, I don’t see that offer ever coming, even though I could totally do my job in half as much time with some creative meeting deletion.

eadz 5y ago
I think a lot are in the same boat. Is Job-Sharing a potential solution?

saghm 5y ago

> I have 15 days off every 20 days instead of 8 Wait, what? How does working one day less a week get you to 15 days off?

twobitshifter 5y ago
The ratio is a little unusual but the math is right, the divisor is per days worked. 15 days off / 20 days worked (5 weeks of 4 day workweeks) 8 days off / 20 days worked (4 weeks of 5 day workweeks) Another way of saying it would be: in a 4 day work week you have 4/3 (1.33) ratio of work days to days off whereas in a traditional workweek is 5/2 (2.5). So although it is just one day it dramatically shifts the balance between work and time off.
- saghm 5y ago
  Oh, I see! I thought they were saying they had 15 days off in a 20 day period, not in a period when they worked 20 days

nickd2001 5y ago

Same for me and agree with it being awesome. I think you might've meant, 12 days off per 28? Over 4 weeks, you get 2 weekend days and an extra weekday so 4 * 3 = 12 ?