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Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week (techcrunch.com)
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[–] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure, but that's not what's being discussed. Sanders is saying people deserve a 4 day work week at full pay.

Anyone can negotiate a 4 day work week for a 20% paycut. That's not worth public figures time to discuss.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    I've had a difficult time negotiating this as an American mechanical engineer. There's this bizarre norm of working long weeks even though we get paid way more than most jobs.

    I just want health care and they won't offer it at 32 hours. If I'm missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Same here, I'm a computer engineer trying to do 20-30/week. So far the only places that will even talk to me are where I formerly worked full time.

    I've had multiple people suggest that I simply agree to work full time and then just not, but I'm not sure if those folks realize how stressful that can be.

    I wish you luck in your situation!

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