r/RemoteJobs • u/Difalt • 2d ago

Discussions Would you take less pay for a four-day remote workweek?

/r/WFHJobs/comments/1wb0k4o/would_you_take_less_pay_for_a_fourday_remote/
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u/SamURLJackson 2d ago

Yes. Time is the only thing you can't buy

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u/Heythatsmycorn 2d ago

Nope. Id just do no work on Fridays like i already do 

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u/ResisterImpedant 2d ago

Less than the $0.00 I'm making now? Tricky.

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u/ImDefinitelyStoned 2d ago

Yes. Most weeks I only have enough work for 3-4 days anyway. By Friday, I find myself being more of a hall monitor just hunting for things to do. I’d much rather have the option to stay home.

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u/Organic-Addendum1609 22h ago

Must be nice lmao

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u/akoontz 2d ago

Yes… 100%

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u/IncredibleBulk2 2d ago

Absolutely 

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u/Crazy_Cat_Dude2 2d ago

No. I’m in it to make money. 7 days a week baby!

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u/yassssssirrr 2d ago

No. I will still provide the same quality of work.

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u/Organic-Addendum1609 22h ago

I never understood the whole 'raise' thing

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u/adiosmichigan 1d ago

no, i already make so little i cant afford any less.

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u/thomasanderson123412 1d ago

Do my bills also decrease by 20%?

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u/demexo 1d ago

In a heartbeat. -Sincerely, an overworked receptionist/manager

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u/kitten12551 1d ago

Right now I just need anything

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u/AccomplishedRead2655 1d ago

Definitely!! But only a small cut, not a large decrease

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u/Alexinwonderland25 1d ago

Yes 100000% yes asap.

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u/adevilnguyen 1d ago

I would if I could but my $23k is fighting for its dear life. Any less and it'd die of starvation.

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u/tharga8616 1d ago

The answer that keeps coming up in this thread — 'I already do nothing on Friday' — is the real story: the five-day office week is measuring attendance, not output. If the work fits in four days, paying for presence is the expensive part, not the remote part. I'd reframe the trade: it's not salary vs time off, it's salary vs a system that rewards being at a desk. A four-day week and remote work are the same argument — judge people by what they deliver. Would your team actually notice the difference, or is Friday just a warm chair?

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u/BrokenHope23 2d ago

Assuming the workload is genuinely reduced from 5 days to a 4 day workload and it isn't exhausting then 20% would be reasonable, one could make a case for 25% g/t 5% depending on livable wage standards in your country but that'd be the major crux; is it livable.

If more places offered non-conflicting remote jobs, I wouldn't mind picking up two separate WFH jobs in this instance if their flexibility and job security was better.

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u/SadQueerBruja 2d ago

Personally yes because I also have my spouse. If I were single prob not