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4-day work week gaining some attention with labor issues, traction in EU

• supernova87a 5y ago
  I find the belief that 4-day work weeks are broadly supported / feasible to be a bit of the typical tech-world conceit. If you imagine this being applied to everything in the corporate/services world (and work is not "divisible"), would you be happy to have businesses closed 1 additional day per week? The DMV closed on Mondays -- but the fees and pay of employees remain the same? How about if prices go up by 20% to pay for the cost of having a 4 day week? Your plumber or car mechanic or doctor having 20% fewer available times to see you? The idea of the 4 day work week where people can do all that they do now, but be more efficient about it in 4 days instead, is something exclusively a privilege that white collar workers can even consider.
  • beardedetim 5y ago
    Could they instead have more than one set of employees? Maybe have people that only work 4 days a week but the business being open 7?
    • thanatos519 5y ago
      Sure. Currently, most of the leisure time has been allocated to the poor and unemployed, but they can't enjoy it! If we got off the growth-for-its-own-sake consumerist treadmill, provided free education, and compensated everyone fairly for their work, then everyone could have a job and work 3 days a week. Unfortunately, humans.
  • Proven 5y ago
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