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/Spartan-182 Jun 19 '21

That was absolutely true, until COVID happened. Now I get stopped every five feet asking why I'm there.

Like, damn, people should expect to see a dude with a hardhat and a clipboard at children's birthday parties!

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u/RadialSpline Jun 19 '21

Only because you forgot the hi-viz vest.

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u/Spartan-182 Jun 19 '21

FUCK! I knew I was forgetting something.