Yes but some clown will come along and say something about productivity and workplace socialising and suddenly we will be doing a 6 day work week 🙄🙄🙄
From a productivity standpoint and the importance of workplace socialising, I believe a six day working week would be preferable.
Do we get a 3 day working week on the bank holidays?
At this stage I would like to step down to a six day week 😮💨
I’ve never been happier than when I was working in a job that did a 4 day work week. We were all over the moon when the job decided to do it. For 6 months it was great. I got to spend more time with friends and family, I was able to pick up a hobby that I loved, I was able to go to doctors appointments without having to take time off, do the shopping in the morning instead of the weekend or the evening. There was even talk of going further and opting for a working model where you left when your tasks for the day were finished.
I moved jobs like a moron back to a 5 day week for more money. Worst idea I’ve ever had. I’ve been desperately trying to find another place with a 4 day week and it’s not going well.
How about a 6 day week, it would make that one day really special.
A two day week would suffice for the kind of work I do
I feel like we’ve been asking this question for like five years and the answer is a resounding yes from both employers and employees and yet we’re still not doing it
How is this meant to work for people who earn wages rather than salaries?
How does a four day work week work for services that the public need?
If the likes of teaching, nursing, or construction are reduced to a four day week, but the services are still needed, how is the shortfall made up? I mention these professions as we are already running a shortage on them.
20 years ago the company I worked for at the time reduced the working week to 4 days but they did it so that Friday everyone finished at 12:30 and did not start again until Monday at 14:00. We got the same pay and had the same productivity targets but it worked so well that productivity improved.
3 years later the French manager who was pushing the 4 day week left and an Irish one replaced him. A month later we were back to 5 day weeks and the workplace became toxic.
There is not a hope my industry would ever go to four day weeks. Sure management are trying to get us back in the office more and more.
My last role gave us this option, I had tried the Friday – Sunday which was great but what I actually preferred then was Wednesday as my 3rd day off.
Was sort of my “Get jobs done” day midweek, housework or haircuts, any trip to a shop that needed to be done could be done Wednesday afternoon when they’re quieter or whatever ever was needed that week. Left the weekend completely free then.
I’m thinking about using parents leave to do a 4 day week but I don’t know what kind of reception I’ll receive (manager, who has kids, previously tried to deter people from parents leave saying “ah sure you’re not paid, it’s a waste”, blah blah).
I actually think the issue lies with us workers… I mentioned a reduced work week to a colleague, who’s earning way more than me, and they said they’d never do it and don’t have enough time to do their tasks in the normal workweek.
I know this is such a vague generalization and I haven’t put much thought into it but I think some workers are perpetuating over working, wanting to always be available/present/online etc. Martyrs for the cause. I’m so over it.
We have to ask and put the pressure on companies because it’s not as if companies will be advertising flexi time for the fun of it like. Absolutely sick to death of work for works sake.
Edit: and it’s not fair on people without kids as they don’t even get any leave options whatsoever
How would it work for shift workers?
Yes!! I’m at breaking point
This country is going nowhere. A bunch of bums who want to do the bare minimum amount of work to get the bills paid. Why is innovation and drive so dead in this country?
I’m down to two days myself. No way I’m doubling my workload at this stage.
Negotiating a four day week is one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. I don’t feel I’ve become less productive, I’m much more engaged at work during the four days than I was for any of the five.
I don’t think a 4 day working week would be possible for me 😕
I do shift work, and on my late week (2:30pm to 11pm) I get that Friday off. So every second week I get a long weekend, and let me tell you, it is absolutely wonderful.
I wouldn’t trade it for any type of pay increase.
The 5-day work week is slowly killing me. The weekend is over in the blink of an eye, which is extremely depressing.
Any time one of these articles is out the arguments against a 4 day week are always laughably thin. Customers won’t get served on the schedule they’re used to. Difficult to schedule meetings in office. How will overtime be managed? *Oh no, however will I sleep at night?*
Let firms decide themselves to implement a 4 day week or not and see the mass exodus of the best people from the firms who refuse to move with the times. Most people want this and yet, as always, we’re being held hostage by the whims of the few.
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Yes but some clown will come along and say something about productivity and workplace socialising and suddenly we will be doing a 6 day work week 🙄🙄🙄
From a productivity standpoint and the importance of workplace socialising, I believe a six day working week would be preferable.
Do we get a 3 day working week on the bank holidays?
At this stage I would like to step down to a six day week 😮💨
I’ve never been happier than when I was working in a job that did a 4 day work week. We were all over the moon when the job decided to do it. For 6 months it was great. I got to spend more time with friends and family, I was able to pick up a hobby that I loved, I was able to go to doctors appointments without having to take time off, do the shopping in the morning instead of the weekend or the evening. There was even talk of going further and opting for a working model where you left when your tasks for the day were finished.
I moved jobs like a moron back to a 5 day week for more money. Worst idea I’ve ever had. I’ve been desperately trying to find another place with a 4 day week and it’s not going well.
How about a 6 day week, it would make that one day really special.
A two day week would suffice for the kind of work I do
I feel like we’ve been asking this question for like five years and the answer is a resounding yes from both employers and employees and yet we’re still not doing it
How is this meant to work for people who earn wages rather than salaries?
How does a four day work week work for services that the public need?
If the likes of teaching, nursing, or construction are reduced to a four day week, but the services are still needed, how is the shortfall made up? I mention these professions as we are already running a shortage on them.
20 years ago the company I worked for at the time reduced the working week to 4 days but they did it so that Friday everyone finished at 12:30 and did not start again until Monday at 14:00. We got the same pay and had the same productivity targets but it worked so well that productivity improved.
3 years later the French manager who was pushing the 4 day week left and an Irish one replaced him. A month later we were back to 5 day weeks and the workplace became toxic.
There is not a hope my industry would ever go to four day weeks. Sure management are trying to get us back in the office more and more.
My last role gave us this option, I had tried the Friday – Sunday which was great but what I actually preferred then was Wednesday as my 3rd day off.
Was sort of my “Get jobs done” day midweek, housework or haircuts, any trip to a shop that needed to be done could be done Wednesday afternoon when they’re quieter or whatever ever was needed that week. Left the weekend completely free then.
I’m thinking about using parents leave to do a 4 day week but I don’t know what kind of reception I’ll receive (manager, who has kids, previously tried to deter people from parents leave saying “ah sure you’re not paid, it’s a waste”, blah blah).
I actually think the issue lies with us workers… I mentioned a reduced work week to a colleague, who’s earning way more than me, and they said they’d never do it and don’t have enough time to do their tasks in the normal workweek.
I know this is such a vague generalization and I haven’t put much thought into it but I think some workers are perpetuating over working, wanting to always be available/present/online etc. Martyrs for the cause. I’m so over it.
We have to ask and put the pressure on companies because it’s not as if companies will be advertising flexi time for the fun of it like. Absolutely sick to death of work for works sake.
Edit: and it’s not fair on people without kids as they don’t even get any leave options whatsoever
How would it work for shift workers?
Yes!! I’m at breaking point
This country is going nowhere. A bunch of bums who want to do the bare minimum amount of work to get the bills paid. Why is innovation and drive so dead in this country?
I’m down to two days myself. No way I’m doubling my workload at this stage.
Negotiating a four day week is one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. I don’t feel I’ve become less productive, I’m much more engaged at work during the four days than I was for any of the five.
I don’t think a 4 day working week would be possible for me 😕
I do shift work, and on my late week (2:30pm to 11pm) I get that Friday off. So every second week I get a long weekend, and let me tell you, it is absolutely wonderful.
I wouldn’t trade it for any type of pay increase.
The 5-day work week is slowly killing me. The weekend is over in the blink of an eye, which is extremely depressing.
Any time one of these articles is out the arguments against a 4 day week are always laughably thin. Customers won’t get served on the schedule they’re used to. Difficult to schedule meetings in office. How will overtime be managed? *Oh no, however will I sleep at night?*
Let firms decide themselves to implement a 4 day week or not and see the mass exodus of the best people from the firms who refuse to move with the times. Most people want this and yet, as always, we’re being held hostage by the whims of the few.