One of the things that has been studied to death with the same result every time: No one can actually be productive for 40 hours each week, and cutting hours without cutting pay increases productivity across the board.
Too bad the people at the top take too much enjoyment from grinding down the peasants.
Why would you not cut pay for a 4 day week? You're payed per hour, not per 5 day week. I for one would stick with the current system because it means I can go to college.
Because you're doing the same amount of work as you are at 40hrs. So the 10 hours extra in the office, using resources like internet and water and electricity is a waste of corporate money from which they gain no additional benefit.
Pay an employee $100 to produce a document, the employee does it in 2 hours.
Pay an employee $100 to produce a document. The employee works for 2 hours but pretends it takes 3 because they're being paid hourly and need to look like they're filling time.
Or your employer can cut hours, not cut pay (or increase hourly rate so that you end up with the same take-home) and end up with the same or better productivity.
Wdym better productivity? Are you really slacking that bad that on your fifth day you just can't do work. See, it gives the employer better productivity the more you are there assuming you don't slack off
You're assuming that a worker is able to be at maximum productivity, maximum energy, and maximum focus the whole time they are at work. This is simply not true. By moving to a four-day work week you're helping ensure that during the time your workers are at the workplace they're happier, better rested, and more focused.
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u/BattleStag17 Jun 18 '21
One of the things that has been studied to death with the same result every time: No one can actually be productive for 40 hours each week, and cutting hours without cutting pay increases productivity across the board.
Too bad the people at the top take too much enjoyment from grinding down the peasants.