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> The WSJ wants to make it sound like a massive undertaking because they are pro-business and anti-worker. I agree. It's just a shame that for the most part we

> The WSJ wants to make it sound like a massive undertaking because they are pro-business and anti-worker. I agree. It's just a shame that for the most part we're still using a lens that's so binary. I understand why say Fortune 500 companies are so slow to change. But why are the rest? If you're competing for talent - and nearly all companies are - and "we're on a 4-day workweek" would be appealing, why not do it? On my last contract I worked 4 days x ~8.5 hrs with Fridays off. LOVED IT. I was more productive and never had to face "This client / project annoys the shit out of me...And even nore so on a Friday." There's nothing to be said for that ;)

ziddoap 3y ago
>If you're competing for talent - and nearly all companies are - and "we're on a 4-day workweek" would be appealing, why not do it? At my workplace, this is how we ended up shifting to a 4-day work week. We were in a bit of a squeeze for hiring, and the last few candidates we had hired didn't end up working out. We shifted to a 4-day work week and we have found we're getting higher quality applicants that would have presumably skipped over us for a more prestigious name, a company offering 4-day already, or whatever. Not saying it's guaranteed to be the same for others, but it's worked remarkably well for us in our talent search.
- chiefalchemist 3y ago
  It is, at least for now, a point of differentiation. It also could be dog-fooding. That is, how of is it, "We're innovative. We're pro-team...4DWW? What's that?" The other thing is, not everyone wants Friday off. Therefore, the company can remain open 5 days, but not everyone is available all five days.
  - ziddoap 3y ago
    >The other thing is, not everyone wants Friday off. Therefore, the company can remain open 5 days, but not everyone is available all five days. We rolled it out this way. Business is still open 5 days, roughly half the staff has Mondays off and the others have Fridays off. Staff have a "buddy" on the other schedule that they touch base with in case something needs to be taken care of on one of their days off.
    - chiefalchemist 3y ago
      Kudos to your company and its leadership. The buddy idea is pure genius. Not only does it enable continuity, it's team building. This is the first time I hearing about such an idea...whoa.

ziddoap 3y ago

>If you're competing for talent - and nearly all companies are - and "we're on a 4-day workweek" would be appealing, why not do it? At my workplace, this is how we ended up shifting to a 4-day work week. We were in a bit of a squeeze for hiring, and the last few candidates we had hired didn't end up working out. We shifted to a 4-day work week and we have found we're getting higher quality applicants that would have presumably skipped over us for a more prestigious name, a company offering 4-day already, or whatever. Not saying it's guaranteed to be the same for others, but it's worked remarkably well for us in our talent search.

chiefalchemist 3y ago
It is, at least for now, a point of differentiation. It also could be dog-fooding. That is, how of is it, "We're innovative. We're pro-team...4DWW? What's that?" The other thing is, not everyone wants Friday off. Therefore, the company can remain open 5 days, but not everyone is available all five days.
- ziddoap 3y ago
  >The other thing is, not everyone wants Friday off. Therefore, the company can remain open 5 days, but not everyone is available all five days. We rolled it out this way. Business is still open 5 days, roughly half the staff has Mondays off and the others have Fridays off. Staff have a "buddy" on the other schedule that they touch base with in case something needs to be taken care of on one of their days off.
  - chiefalchemist 3y ago
    Kudos to your company and its leadership. The buddy idea is pure genius. Not only does it enable continuity, it's team building. This is the first time I hearing about such an idea...whoa.