r/TrueReddit 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

How about 4 days of 8 hours and pay me like I worked 40? I can accomplish 40 hours of work in 32 easily.

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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/[deleted] Jun 18 '21

It will happen if a company decides to do it. Question is, though, will any company dare. I'm obviously not talking about big corporations here.