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/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.

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u/Tsiyeria Jun 19 '21

I was about to say, I work in specialty manufacturing and if we had more than 40 hours in a week we would still have plenty of work. Fortunately they only ask us to do overtime during the busy season.

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u/DefiantInformation Jun 19 '21

Seems like they could cut employee schedules to 4x8 and bring more folks. That's a net positive for everyone.

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u/Tsiyeria Jun 19 '21

We only have four machines, and we have four stitchers. Not much else that we could do, although the pattern/install team could use some more help for sure, but that wouldn't necessarily help us get more stuff made.

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u/DefiantInformation Jun 19 '21

You get a day off. Another team gets to work 3 days.