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> Would all of that time be hyper productive focus time? (rhetorical question, the answer is no) Have you worked part time? Sorry, but this is exactly how I wo

> Would all of that time be hyper productive focus time? (rhetorical question, the answer is no) Have you worked part time? Sorry, but this is exactly how I work. When I work, I do focused work, and when I get tired, I usually finish what I was doing and then stop working. I switch off, relax, repeat. Have worked this way for a few years and I could never go back to the old way. The problem with 40 hour jobs is that you're anyways only productive for like 50% of that and then the rest of the day you're stuck in a prison. You can't go outside and do any other things to relax, and you also can't fully focus. I don't understand why not more people are rebelling against that.

jupp0r 5y ago
> The problem with 40 hour jobs is that you're anyways only productive for like 50% of that and then the rest of the day you're stuck in a prison. You can't go outside and do any other things to relax, and you also can't fully focus. I don't understand why not more people are rebelling against that. I'll go outside and relax after or before work and on weekends. This is fine for me personally, but I can see how it might not be the same for everybody (I don't have a commute for example, which helps). I have not done part time work, but I expect I would just be unproductive 25% of the time and productive 25% of the time, at the same ratio as before. I've had many 4 week vacations and they didn't do much for my productivity (except maintaining it long-term I assume).
xwdv 5y ago
> Have you worked part time? Sorry, but this is exactly how I work. You know how I work my full time job? Like your part time job. Only 50% of the time. > The problem with 40 hour jobs is that you're anyways only productive for like 50% of that and then the rest of the day you're stuck in a prison. You mean the prison that is my own home? Remote job and a laptop eliminate this problem. If I run errands I bring my laptop in case someone needs me to jump on a terminal real quick, but when I’m not actively working I’m just living my life, not stuck in an office prison.
- cloogshicer 5y ago
  Agreed, with a remote job, this gets much better. But still, even in many remote jobs, the expectation is that you spend 40h at your desk.
  - xwdv 5y ago
    They can expect all they want but no one is really checking.

jupp0r 5y ago

> The problem with 40 hour jobs is that you're anyways only productive for like 50% of that and then the rest of the day you're stuck in a prison. You can't go outside and do any other things to relax, and you also can't fully focus. I don't understand why not more people are rebelling against that. I'll go outside and relax after or before work and on weekends. This is fine for me personally, but I can see how it might not be the same for everybody (I don't have a commute for example, which helps). I have not done part time work, but I expect I would just be unproductive 25% of the time and productive 25% of the time, at the same ratio as before. I've had many 4 week vacations and they didn't do much for my productivity (except maintaining it long-term I assume).

xwdv 5y ago

> Have you worked part time? Sorry, but this is exactly how I work. You know how I work my full time job? Like your part time job. Only 50% of the time. > The problem with 40 hour jobs is that you're anyways only productive for like 50% of that and then the rest of the day you're stuck in a prison. You mean the prison that is my own home? Remote job and a laptop eliminate this problem. If I run errands I bring my laptop in case someone needs me to jump on a terminal real quick, but when I’m not actively working I’m just living my life, not stuck in an office prison.

cloogshicer 5y ago
Agreed, with a remote job, this gets much better. But still, even in many remote jobs, the expectation is that you spend 40h at your desk.
- xwdv 5y ago
  They can expect all they want but no one is really checking.