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I think a four day, 32h work week is a good idea, though I'd be concerned if companies were so restrictive around their contracts that they banned people from w
by Tiktaalik 4y ago
I think a four day, 32h work week is a good idea, though I'd be concerned if companies were so restrictive around their contracts that they banned people from working elsewhere with their free time and extra day off. That should not be allowed to happen.
Older employees that are established and have met various life goals (eg. owning a home) may be very satisfied to only work four days and to use their time for hobbies, but those that haven't met those life goals may not feel the same way.
Younger employees for example that are feeling anxiety around high costs of living and wanting to earn more money should have the freedom to work more and work that extra day somewhere if they so choose. (Perhaps they could work on a startup idea...)
- sokoloff 4y agoOne argument in favor of a 32-hour week is that better rested employees will be approximately as productive as if they worked 40 hours. (I believe that for creative work.) Take that away by having them juggle a second job and employers might be better off to just leave the workweek at 40 hours.
- cableshaft 4y agoThere are already people who work two jobs and well over 40 hour weeks, with a 40 hour workweek standard. I don't see what the difference is there. If anything it should still let them work a few less hours, on average, than the previous status quo, i.e. instead of one 40 hour job and one 20 hour part-time job, it could be one 32 hour and one 20 hour job, thus still seeing an increase in well-being for that employee.
- nivenkos 4y agoMy company even bans us from working outside of the 40h work week...