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I suspect people will work two hours less on Monday-Wednesday and one hour less on Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile wage theft by way of "long lunch breaks" and "

I suspect people will work two hours less on Monday-Wednesday and one hour less on Thursday and Friday. Meanwhile wage theft by way of "long lunch breaks" and "volunteer" hours will increase by eight hours per week.

toomuchtodo 3y ago
You simply keep applying force until the opposition fails. Structural demographics don’t hurt either [1] (perpetual labor shortages empowers labor [2]). You must start somewhere to anchor [3]; this bill is that anchor. You then pull with policy through a proverbial ratchet as politics and the zeitgeist allows (like entitlements, once the work week is reduced, it will be very hard, if not impossible, to go back). Mitch McConnell is retiring and the Affordable Care Act remains in place [4] [5], and the Inflation Reduction Act was passed. Good policy can both get done and be locked in. Time is the variable. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549039 (citations) [2] https://archive.today/h1Oya https://archive.today/h1Oya [3] https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/what-is-anchoring-in-negotiation/ https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/w... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_repeal_the_Affordable_Care_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_repeal_the_Affordab... [5] https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4527053-mcconnell-battle-to-repeal-affordable-care-act-largely-over/ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4527053-mcconnell-battle...
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/three-things-to-know-about-the-workplace-generation-gap/ https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/three-things-to-know-abo... > A survey of 5,458 Americans that Bentley University recently conducted with Gallup shows that your own employees’ answers — their attitudes and expectations — might vary widely depending on the generational cohort. … > Everyone wants a four-day workweek. The survey asked what actions employers could take to increase employees’ well-being. The No. 1 answer was to offer a four-day 40-hour workweek in place of a five-day 40-hour workweek. Overall, 77% of respondents said this would improve their well-being. But among younger workers ages 18 to 29, a whopping 82% favored a shorter workweek. > That finding was presented to a group of 25 CEOs, none of whom saw a four-day workweek as viable. However, some companies that have participated in experiments with four-day 32-hour workweeks have seen good results for well-being and productivity and have made the change permanent. Older executives might not see employee wellness quite the same way as younger employees — and leaders who figure out how to successfully manage in ways that better support well-being might have a recruitment edge.

toomuchtodo 3y ago

You simply keep applying force until the opposition fails. Structural demographics don’t hurt either [1] (perpetual labor shortages empowers labor [2]). You must start somewhere to anchor [3]; this bill is that anchor. You then pull with policy through a proverbial ratchet as politics and the zeitgeist allows (like entitlements, once the work week is reduced, it will be very hard, if not impossible, to go back). Mitch McConnell is retiring and the Affordable Care Act remains in place [4] [5], and the Inflation Reduction Act was passed. Good policy can both get done and be locked in. Time is the variable. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35549039 (citations) [2] https://archive.today/h1Oya https://archive.today/h1Oya [3] https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/what-is-anchoring-in-negotiation/ https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/negotiation-skills-daily/w... [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_repeal_the_Affordable_Care_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_repeal_the_Affordab... [5] https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4527053-mcconnell-battle-to-repeal-affordable-care-act-largely-over/ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4527053-mcconnell-battle...

toomuchtodo 3y ago
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/three-things-to-know-about-the-workplace-generation-gap/ https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/three-things-to-know-abo... > A survey of 5,458 Americans that Bentley University recently conducted with Gallup shows that your own employees’ answers — their attitudes and expectations — might vary widely depending on the generational cohort. … > Everyone wants a four-day workweek. The survey asked what actions employers could take to increase employees’ well-being. The No. 1 answer was to offer a four-day 40-hour workweek in place of a five-day 40-hour workweek. Overall, 77% of respondents said this would improve their well-being. But among younger workers ages 18 to 29, a whopping 82% favored a shorter workweek. > That finding was presented to a group of 25 CEOs, none of whom saw a four-day workweek as viable. However, some companies that have participated in experiments with four-day 32-hour workweeks have seen good results for well-being and productivity and have made the change permanent. Older executives might not see employee wellness quite the same way as younger employees — and leaders who figure out how to successfully manage in ways that better support well-being might have a recruitment edge.