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Source for the article: “Younger workers want a 4-day workweek — and some would give up remote work or higher pay for it” https://www.bankrate.com/personal-fin
by jt2190 3y ago
Source for the article:
“Younger workers want a 4-day workweek — and some would give up remote work or higher pay for it” https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/younger-workers-want-four-day-workweek/ https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/younger-workers-wa...
> Close to 8 in 10 Gen X and baby boomer workers (or 78 percent for those between the ages of 43 and 77 combined) support a four-day workweek.
> But younger workers indicate they’re willing to go to greater lengths for the schedule, and it sets them apart. More than 9 in 10 of Gen Z and millennial workers who prefer a four-day work week (or 92 percent) would still be willing to work that schedule if it meant giving something up, versus 86 percent of Gen X and baby boomers.
> The steps those younger workers say they would be willing to take include working longer hours (48 percent), changing jobs or companies (35 percent) and coming into the office or working fully in person (33 percent) to have three days off a week. Some would even be willing to take less vacation time (20 percent), accept a pay cut (13 percent) or take a step back in their careers (12 percent) for it.
- sharemywin 3y agoThe title makes it sound like they'd sacrifice allot but when you look at the percentages it's mostly just I'd like to work 4-10s.
- Arrath 3y agoThe happiest stint of my career was working steady 4-10s. So yeah, I fully support the idea.
- safety1st 3y agoWhich is interesting, because I feel like I'm lucky when I have the focus to do even 4 hours of high intensity, cognitively demanding work in a day. Much of the rest of that day is fluffing around, meetings or doing stuff that seems like it could probably be delegated or automated with the right setup.
- sharemywin 3y agowhich is why they would happily support it. I'll sit around for another 2 hours and give you the same 4 hours worth of work. I feel like people that do meeting all day have no idea how draining coding is. Hey, I can't look at code for longer than 2 seconds but could you spend 8 hours doing it.
- SamuelAdams 3y agoIf they (or you, or anyone) want a 4 day work week, then why not pick a profession that allows it? Most healthcare related fields work in 12 hour shifts, so working 3-4 days a week is the normal standard. Not every professional job is an office job 9-5.
- NeoTar 3y agoBecause changing a profession is really hard, and at a certain point in your life basically impossible without a big pay cut.
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- doctorwho42 3y agoBecause the implication is that a 4 day work week would be 8 hour days. Not 4 days with 40+ hours.
- footy 3y agowhy would you think software doesn't allow it? I know plenty of people who work 4 day workweeks, including myself.