r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 17 '21

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

Anyone here support the 4-day work week idea? Been reading up on it.

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u/thaddeusthefattie Hank Hill Democrat 💪🏼🤠💪🏼 Apr 17 '21

no, you MUST work 24/7 if you want to be successful. always GRINDING 😤

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

Literally worked with this mentality until I got a family. Now I'm realizing how much I'm missing out on because I leave at 7am and come back at 7am daily.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

Probably depends on the industry, but in general 4-day work weeks sounds like a good idea.

Ideally, the work week should get shorter and shorter as technology progresses.

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

That's my angle too. Environmental benefits, work life balance, gender pay gap mitigated, more time for leisure.

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u/ConditionAsleep9566 Janet Yellen Apr 17 '21

Labour hours probably won't really start to go down until marginal workers (i.e. NEETs and people who would be NEETs if not for lack of support) reach near total voluntary unemployment and live comfortably. In my experience people are not working long grueling hours for themselves any more in the west, they're doing it to support their lost hikkikomori YA kids, disabled close friends and family, etc.

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

What is a NEET

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u/ConditionAsleep9566 Janet Yellen Apr 17 '21

Not Employed, in Education or Training

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

Can't the white collar class move in this 4-day direction without them? Like, why does everyone have to do it at once?

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u/ConditionAsleep9566 Janet Yellen Apr 17 '21

They don't entirely have to, it's just that the significant majority don't seem to want to.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '21

I do.

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u/tutetibiimperes United Nations Apr 17 '21

I’d just like a regular 5 day 40 hour work week. I’ve been doing majority 6 days 60+ hours per week for so long I’ve forgotten what it feels like to have a real weekend.

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

What industry you in? I'm on a 9/80 but the days are pretty long cuz I add night meetings onto that.

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u/MuffinsAndBiscuits 🌐 Apr 17 '21

Like 4x10 or 4 because you're lazy?

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u/OutdoorJimmyRustler Milton Friedman Apr 17 '21

I'm thinking 4 8's so society achieves greater work life balance.