4 day work week

[volfanhill]

Employees in Iceland starting working 4 days a week. It didn't hurt productivity, researchers say.

 

[hog88]

Employees in Iceland starting working 4 days a week. It didn't hurt productivity, researchers say.

What I get from that article is the people in the study were ripping off their employers 4-5 hours per week.

 

[volfanhill]

What I get from that article is the people in the study were ripping off their employers 4-5 hours per week.

Same take away

 

[NorthDallas40]

Wait you bastards want me to work an extra day a week?! Oh hell no!

 

[Orangeburst]

Wait you bastards want me to work an extra day a week?! Oh hell no!

Rookie

 

[VolStrom]

I remember a group of former employees asking to be put on 4 ten hour days with different people off on different days to reduce the impact on production since our plant ran 24/7. The response was we already expect you to work 5 ten hour days why would we reduce it to 4?

 

[LouderVol]

I am interested in this. But your link doesnt link to the actual study. And I am otherwise about 3 or 4 links deep in the study author website. And they have a big ole "proposal" but still not seeing an actual study.

 

[LouderVol]

What I get from that article is the people in the study were ripping off their employers 4-5 hours per week.

And they showed it with increased production in less time?

 

[hog88]

And they showed it with increased production in less time?

Increased or maintained in less time.

 

[hog88]

Wherever possible employers should pay by the piece.

 

[AshG]

I think America is just addicted to working to death. It's unhealthy.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I think America is just addicted to working to death. It's unhealthy.

It’s actually the McDonald’s and Duncan Donuts that are killing Americans

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I think America is just addicted to working to death. It's unhealthy.

How many vacation days do you get in a year?

 

[VolStrom]

Wherever possible employers should pay by the piece.

Absolutely as long as quality is a part of the deal too.

 

[hog88]

I think America is just addicted to working to death. It's unhealthy.

LOL

Send some of these addicts my way please.

 

[VolStrom]

How many vacation days do you get in a year?

Since he's in education you should know that he gets 5 times what you do.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Since he's in education you should know that he gets 5 times what you do.

I did not know he was in education.

 

[LouderVol]

It’s actually the McDonald’s and Duncan Donuts that are killing Americans

Stress eating is a thing.

 

[AshG]

LOL

Send some of these addicts my way please.

My dad is about retirement age or i would.

Part of why I left Burger King was because they wanted to convert me to salary. It would have been a pay drop from what I was making hourly, working 60+ hours a week.

 

[YankeeVol]

I think America is just addicted to working to death. It's unhealthy.

Why is everyone desperate for employees then?

 

[Orangeslice13]

Stress eating is a thing.

it’s a choice to stress eat a Swiss roll instead of a salad.

 

[AshG]

I did not know he was in education.

Careful with what you hear about education. Most of us work summer jobs to fill in the gaps from where we're only employed 9 months a year. Also have to factor in the unpaid faculty development and in-service seminars.

 

[LouderVol]

Wherever possible employers should pay by the piece.

1. Employer says get X done by EOB. Work day is 8 hours. Worker gets X done by EOB.
2. Employer says get X done by EOB. Work day is 7 hours. Worker gets X done by EOB.

In both cases the boss should be happy. He got what he asked for. If the employer is pissed his workers are getting the same X done in less time that's an employer problem. Not a worker problem.

If you are on salary you are getting paid the same, no matter how much or how little you produce, or time in the office. No point in the worker busting his ass if he isnt getting paid more to bust his ass.

Come up with a profit sharing business and you see both get happier.

 

[jaybird_1981]

I think America is just addicted to working to death. It's unhealthy.

Please all because someone is "at work" doesn't mean they are working. I always see a lot of sitting on ass going on everywhere I look.

 

[VolStrom]

1. Employer says get X done by EOB. Work day is 8 hours. Worker gets X done by EOB.
2. Employer says get X done by EOB. Work day is 7 hours. Worker gets X done by EOB.

In both cases the boss should be happy. He got what he asked for. If the employer is pissed his workers are getting the same X done in less time that's an employer problem. Not a worker problem.

If you are on salary you are getting paid the same, no matter how much or how little you produce, or time in the office. No point in the worker busting his ass if he isnt getting paid more to bust his ass.

Come up with a profit sharing business and you see both get happier.

Do you seriously think if boss says get x done in y amount of hours that it will get done because boss says so? If you want x done you pay by the piece with an incremental pay structure and a bonus for over producing.