5 ms·

A four day week is going to get my attention next time I hop jobs. Before that it was remote work but now that dam has well and truly broken. The shorter work

A four day week is going to get my attention next time I hop jobs. Before that it was remote work but now that dam has well and truly broken. The shorter work week has the chance to be a major differentiator between employers. I'll let employers in on a little secret. A lot of us will take more than a 20% pay cut in return for that day.

cmckn 5y ago
> A lot of us will take more than a 20% pay cut in return for that day. Can't agree with you on this one, losing that money would meaningfully limit what I could do with my new-found free time. While I totally agree that a 4-day week would make a lot of folks respond to a recruiter's email, I think the vast majority would balk at the pay cut.
- BuckRogers 5y ago
  For a lot of us, it wouldn't be a paycut. We're already on the bottom of the salary range. It'd be pure upside for me. I think there's room for both models to exist. But I can't imagine not being envious of the guy that has 3 days off a week. Keep your 20%, I could die next year and want to feel good while I'm here.
0xbadcafebee 5y ago
Or a cut for more vacation time. I've had to threaten to get a labor lawyer just for the right to actually take my 2 weeks off consecutively. They responded by letting me "purchase" a few more days off... but of course if you don't take them, you don't get your money back.
stuff4ben 5y ago
No, we won't take a pay cut to work less! It's time American employers realized that we don't want to be wage slaves anymore. Pay us a good wage, let us relax and enjoy life. A 4x32 work week is just a start to that...
- josephcsible 5y ago
  > No, we won't take a pay cut to work less! Who are you speaking for when you say "we"?
  - stuff4ben 5y ago
    I would say all of us, but you do you and take that pay cut if you want...weirdo
whoomp12342 5y ago
thats a dangerous idea for greedy business owners
jjav 5y ago
> I'll let employers in on a little secret. A lot of us will take more than a 20% pay cut in return for that day. Absolutely. Really wish the industry would move in that direction. Total comp has gone up up up in the last decade, but truth is free time is a lot more valuable than money. Reward me with time, not more money. I'd very happily work half the hours (say, 2x 10hr days per week) for half the salary.

cmckn 5y ago

> A lot of us will take more than a 20% pay cut in return for that day. Can't agree with you on this one, losing that money would meaningfully limit what I could do with my new-found free time. While I totally agree that a 4-day week would make a lot of folks respond to a recruiter's email, I think the vast majority would balk at the pay cut.

BuckRogers 5y ago
For a lot of us, it wouldn't be a paycut. We're already on the bottom of the salary range. It'd be pure upside for me. I think there's room for both models to exist. But I can't imagine not being envious of the guy that has 3 days off a week. Keep your 20%, I could die next year and want to feel good while I'm here.

0xbadcafebee 5y ago

Or a cut for more vacation time. I've had to threaten to get a labor lawyer just for the right to actually take my 2 weeks off consecutively. They responded by letting me "purchase" a few more days off... but of course if you don't take them, you don't get your money back.

stuff4ben 5y ago

No, we won't take a pay cut to work less! It's time American employers realized that we don't want to be wage slaves anymore. Pay us a good wage, let us relax and enjoy life. A 4x32 work week is just a start to that...

josephcsible 5y ago
> No, we won't take a pay cut to work less! Who are you speaking for when you say "we"?
- stuff4ben 5y ago
  I would say all of us, but you do you and take that pay cut if you want...weirdo

whoomp12342 5y ago

thats a dangerous idea for greedy business owners

jjav 5y ago

> I'll let employers in on a little secret. A lot of us will take more than a 20% pay cut in return for that day. Absolutely. Really wish the industry would move in that direction. Total comp has gone up up up in the last decade, but truth is free time is a lot more valuable than money. Reward me with time, not more money. I'd very happily work half the hours (say, 2x 10hr days per week) for half the salary.