As you go through life, priorities change. When I've asked my self that same question few years ago when I was working at different place than I'm working now.

As you go through life, priorities change. When I've asked my self that same question few years ago when I was working at different place than I'm working now. I've told my self that when the topic of raise comes to the table that I would suggest cutting down the number of working hours so that I could work 6h per day or that I would get Monday / Friday off. I never got to that point since I switched job. I do know some people that they have done it: got one day off and kept the current pay. How? They were the only ones with some skills and they very very appreciated within the team. IMHO, it costs much less to keep a good worker than to loose him. Shorter work week is a problem if you have a service that you provide 24/7 but then the solution is to hire new people if the budget allows it.