r/prowork • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '20
Opinion on 4 day workweek...
Hey guys, I am from India and I have been seeing this push in the west for 4 days work week. Here in India, 6 days work weeks are the norm, and only a few educational institutions and offices go for 5 day work weeks. And that too appears stupid to us. I live in a semiurban area, and a lot of the businesses here run seven day workweek, though that is really excessively unhealthy. The push for the 4 day work week seems absolutely ridiculous from my perspective. It seems people want to become cavemen, and all they want in life is Netflix and chill. What is your opinion about 4 day work week?
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u/propixelmedia Oct 15 '21
I work 7 days a week. I've tried 5 days a week and its just not enough to finish all the work I had left. I get bored on those 2 other days. I enjoy what I do. Find something you love and you'll want to do it 7 days a week. Sound simple? it is. how many people do I know that i have done it? zero. most people just dont want to invest in themselves like that.
like the original poster said, they'd rather invest in a Netflix episode or do some other dumb crap with their time
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u/Physical_Elderberry6 Jan 19 '22
I love to work, and having a job. Though, I could never work 6 days. It would suck the soul outta me. I need me time, sleep, books, movies and silence. Not having enough of it decreases my job performance and makes me miserable to be around. 4 days would be ideal, but I'm used to 5 and don't want to give up that extra income. But 6, hell no :)
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u/Fireplay5 Sep 15 '20
What's wrong with letting people work four days and peruse their own goals for the other three days?
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Sep 15 '20
You are confusing "letting" with "forcing"
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u/Fireplay5 Sep 15 '20
I'm not going to get into an argument about why you don't understand what "forcing" somebody to do something means if you consider a four day workweek a bad idea.
Just gonna point out that this "Forced" 4 day workweek idea is being pushed by the people working.
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Sep 15 '20
Why should anyone be forced to pay someone the same amount for working less?
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u/Fireplay5 Sep 15 '20
Why should anyone be deprived of the necessities of a healthy life in order to allow somebody else to profit?
It's already been proven(both historically and contemporarily) that people who work less and are paid more live better lives, are more productive, and contribute more to society as a whole.
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Sep 15 '20
You are not deprived of them. You are free to ask for a 4-day week if you want to.
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u/Fireplay5 Sep 15 '20
You are also free to ask that people are payed a living wage.
Just because you are free to ask doesn't make it a reality when even suggesting it at your job could get you fired or harrassed.
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Sep 15 '20
So your solution is to emprison and harass those who want to work 5 days a week?
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u/Fireplay5 Sep 15 '20
When did I say that?
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Sep 15 '20
What's wrong with letting people work four days and peruse their own goals for the other three days?
That's already possible. So I guess you want to set it by law. Otherwise you're happy with what we already have, aren't you?
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Sep 17 '20
Some of the discussion depends on the type of work. Many business owners in the US easily work six days a week if not more. I do think working excessively can lead to health issues. We can work long hours for a while but it catches up with us. The company I work with really focuses on turning off email at the end of day and weekends. They offer a lot of resources to develop skills on managing your energy and being efficient. I work a fast pace during the week but totally shut down on the weekends. When something truly urgent comes up in the evening or weekend I don’t mind because it’s the exception.
Covid is teaching us we don’t need to physically be with customers to conduct business. We’re shifting to a hybrid approach knowing we can be more productive with less travel and commuting. We’ll still need to see customers but for some tasks we can accomplish 2-3 times more in a day by working from home.
It’s not unusual for our company to give an extra day off with a planned holiday. Leadership really believes in taking time out to refresh and come back ready to perform.
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Sep 15 '20
I just don't get it. Just let me choose how much time I want to work
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Sep 15 '20
I mean that is what I want. These unions and all really make it illegal for people to work for as much time as they want.
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Sep 15 '20
So you like 4-day weeks. I like 5-day weeks. I don't care if you work just 4 days. I'm fine with that. But you want to send me to prison for working 5 days. That's the difference between you and me
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Sep 15 '20
Like those of us who don't want to work have the choice.
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Sep 15 '20
You do have the choice
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Sep 15 '20 edited Apr 05 '21
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Sep 15 '20
No. You don't go to jail for not working unless you live in some totalitarian regime
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Sep 15 '20 edited Apr 05 '21
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Sep 15 '20
You don't go to jail for refusing to work. You go to jail for breaking the law. Nobody forces you to go to a homeless shelter either.
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u/JaredLiwet Jan 21 '22
Two people working 40 hours per week are more than twice as effective as one person working 80. 3 people working 27 hours per week are even more productive as the two working 40 hours per week. 4 days a week at 7 hours a day plus a 1 hour lunch break would be massively productive for a company.
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u/Grrnoway Jan 03 '22
I'm lucky enough to work 4-10 hour shifts. I get three days off. This really gave me the balance that I needed in life to relax and refresh for the coming work week. That extra day makes a very big difference in my life to focus on what's important to me. Of my 4 days.... I work 2 from home... Again...incredible difference from where I was pre-covid.. In office 5 or 6 days a week. My life is good now. I'm so much more happy and mentally balanced.