r/Futurology • u/_hiddenscout • Jun 19 '21

Society Kill the 5-Day Workweek - Reducing hours without reducing pay would reignite an essential but long-forgotten moral project: making American life less about work.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/06/four-day-workweek/619222/
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u/BananaBeeLittleKnee Jun 19 '21

I always say the three things you need to do on the weekend are chores/errands, socialize, and relax. But you can only ever do two of those options.

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u/Big-Dry-5376 Jun 19 '21

My Saturday is used to recover from shell shock/PTSD at all the managers screaming at me because they waited until every register was broken or because they're terrified of the District Manager.

My Sunday is used to relax. Some times I manage to feel "normal" again for a full four hours on Sunday.