3 ms·
My company did a 4-day work week trial over the summer, with the idea that it was an investigation into how viable it is. I can't speak for org-wide, but my de
by bluefirebrand 4y ago
My company did a 4-day work week trial over the summer, with the idea that it was an investigation into how viable it is.
I can't speak for org-wide, but my department had minimal if any impact to productivity.
But now we're back to five days, and the only thing we've heard is that we won't be going to full time four-day weeks, and in fact "that was never on the table".
They're saying we might do 4-day week summers or whatever going forward.
Personally, the 4-day week was so good for my health and well being that if I ever get that opportunity full time I'd trade almost any amount of salary decrease for the shorter week again.
Edit: We constantly see headlines about how mental health issues are on the rise. Constantly people talking about burnout and stress leave and such. I think if we want to combat that, a 4-day work week would be a very good start.
I personally think that it's almost inevitable now, especially with studies like this showing it doesn't impact productivity.
- dmitrygr 4y agoCounterpoint: plenty of studies showing that for many jobs WFH works well, and yet everyone is forcing RTO. Assuming that science/efficiency/logic has anything to do with the decisions being made is a bit naive.
- nso95 4y agoEveryone? Seems mostly like FAANG
- revlolz 4y agoWarning: about to over generalize, but pro-rto people I've encountered are my opposite. They need an office environment to escape constraints of home and live close enough or don't mind traffic. For me, traffic is the bane of my existence and home is where I thrive mentally and productively. I will always cede the benefit of face to face meetings when needed, but I've rarely needed them in my org enough to be pro forcing people back. I hope the future holds practical and rational movement to benefit both rto/wfh crowds. RTO extremists however can die with the previous decade for all I care.
- MiguelX413 4y agoDo you mean “cede to”?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoThis seems to be comparing apples to oranges. With WFH vs RTO, they are separate positions that have valid disagreements. That is to say, as much as one employee likes WFH a different employee may not. I haven't seen actual employees complain about a 4-day work week nearly the same I've seen some complain about not having an office to escape to or socialize in.
- bluefirebrand 4y agoSure, all that should tell us is which companies are run by out of touch morons, that we should refuse to work for. :)