What do you mean? The world will END If us rich people get less of a % share of the pie! MORE SHARES OF THE PROFITS FOR THE FEW!!!!!1111oneone

^/s^

And we are more productive than ever due to automation. I bet 2 days would be enough to keep society running. Nothing fancy though. 3 would be enough for economic growth.

Anything more is just to make oligarchs richer.

that was the point, even Fox is discussing 4 day weeks, it will probably become more common where possible

It is the original fake news

I do 4x10 and it’s a joy - for me. I can work from home when I want and 10 hours flies by when you know you have a 3 day weekend to look forward to at the end. I’m definitely more focused and productive.

Keep in mind the typical office commute can be very long. Let's say 1.5 hours each day (45 minutes there, 45 minutes back.)

8.5 hour day (unpaid 30 min lunch) + 1.5 hour commute = 10 hours from leaving home until arriving home. 5 days a week = 50 hours total for work in a 5 day work week.

10.5 hour day (unpaid 30 minute lunch) + 1.5 hour commute = 12 hours from leaving home until arriving home. 4 days a week = 48 hours total for work in a 4 day work week.

You work less. Odds are with a longer shift you also avoid rush hour on one side of it, so the 10 hour work week loses another hour or two. It's a BIG win. You get an extra 10 hours of fully conscious time on an extra day of the week which is HUGE for personal hobbies, enjoyment, family time - you name it. For me approaching 40, getting home from work I have almost no energy for personal activities after chores each day. Add on children and you get even less time aside from grinding.

Good news is that the 5 day work week will NEVER go away, so you will always have the choice of working five days and only getting two days off while your buddies take the extra day each week :)

I used to work 9:30a-8p four days a week and it was actually a pretty sweet gig. I did nothing but work and sleep for four days, then had three days off every weekend.

I did it for 4 years while my son was very young. I loved it and would return to it if not for school hours. 6am to 4pm worked really well and having 3 days off meant some great family time.

My wife did a 4 day week too and we offset our days so that our son only needed 3 days in daycare during the week.

I do 4 on 4 off, 4x12hr days then 4x12hr nights, the 4 off is excellent.

I also can't help but notice how her personification of businesses (as things that can "really sweat") and empathy for them far exceeds the level at which she humanizes workers.

It's almost like "Mary Elizabeth Elkordy, founder of the remote-based company Elkordy Global Strategies," has a keen sense for which team she belongs to.

I hope you're not a professor of mathematics.

it's entirely job dependent, a grocery store worker can't just decide they will not work one of the days anymore because the store needs to be open. but they work in shifts and different days already.

There will also be white collar jobs that can't just move to a different schedule, like support needs to be everyday regardless.

and if you are a software engineer there is a good chance you are already working remote and if you are good enough you are only working the days you want to.