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> One argument for the 40 hour work week is that we've simply built a complex global society around it. Which I passionately hate. Banks around here strictly a
by weland 13y ago
> One argument for the 40 hour work week is that we've simply built a complex global society around it.
Which I passionately hate. Banks around here strictly adhere to the 40-hour work week, which obviously results in banks only being open when, you know, everyone is at work. Consequently, if you need to interact with a human at the bank, the only option you have is to skip lunch break.
- entropy_ 13y agoThe solution to that where I live(Lebanon), is that banks have 40hr weeks but instead of 8x5 they are 7x5 + 1*5. That is, they work 8am=>3pm on weekdays and 8am=>1pm on Saturdays. It's definitely less than ideal but at least if you need to interact with an actual human at a bank and it's not extremely urgent, you just go there on Saturday.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoExactly; I need to take half a day off at work whenever I need to go to a bank. Or a barber. I don't understand why so many services have opening hours when most of the people are at work. Where do they get their clients from?
- cclogg 13y agoIt works because then it gives people an excuse to leave work lol!
- pc86 13y agoBanks don’t exist to serve personal customers, they exist for business (the overwhelming majority of their profit comes from business accounts). To that end, they have no reason to be open outside of normal business hours.