• wieson@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t think cramming a 40h week into 4 days is what a 4 day work week wants to accomplish.

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      1 year ago

      I’m not a business owner and have no employees but four 10 hour days is likely an easier sell to those who are those things than four 8 hour days.

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        1 year ago

        Where I live (Germany) 40h is the legal maximum. Edit: actually 48h/w is the legal maximum, but 8h/d. Exceptions per day only if you can average it out to 8h over time. Edit over.

        Although many workplaces have that, there are countless employers who offer 38,5h 37,5h or 35h weeks. 35h is, for example, union standard for the metal industry union.

        So gunning for anything less than an 8:45h day would be a step back.

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        1 year ago

        I don’t care because there’s no real difference between 8h and 10h. Your whole day is basically gone either way. I don’t care if I’m working 8h or 12h. That extra 4 hours doesn’t make a difference. I’d rather have full days to set personal life goals and enjoy life than have to squeeze it in after work.

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          1 year ago

          This depends so much on individual circumstances.

          4x10 with a three day weekend was the best schedule I ever worked - before I had kids.

          Now, if I had to start an hour earlier and end an hour later, I wouldn’t be able to drop my kids off at school or coach their sports teams and lead their Cub Scouts pack after.

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            1 year ago

            Ooops, I was only thinking about my own personal circumstances as a young adult who is single and new to full time employment.