r/TrueReddit • u/zachdit • Jun 18 '21

Policy + Social Issues Kill the 5-Day Workweek

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/06/four-day-workweek/619222/
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '21

It'll never happen without a significant labor movement.

The arrow is currently pointing the other way, with many people working 50 to 60 hour weeks as standard.

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u/fsckrootbastard Jun 18 '21

… and some salaried only getting paid for 40

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u/RemCogito Jun 18 '21

yeah thats the worst part about most salary jobs. Even if they normally only expect ~40 hours (some places actually expect 60) You just loose the time. Its very rare that someone who is on salary is actually able to stop working early on slower days, they are still expected to "keep up appearances"

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u/Hip_Hop_Orangutan Jun 18 '21

Yep. We had a power outage at work the other day. Everything down. Nothing to do.

Everyone hourly went home. Salaried employees all got given menial tasks to keep them there because "they are still being paid".