Efficiency up, turnover down: Sweden experiments with six-hour working day

Re:Efficiency up, turnover down: Sweden experiments with six... by hashberry on Thursday September 17, 2015 @07:02PM (#10236613)

I used job hop every 1-2 years looking for the perfect work environment. I couldn't find one until I started working as remote developer where the only thing that matters are results. My personal turnover is down: I've had the same job for seven years.

If you leave at the same time every day YOU ARE A SEAT WARMER. I remember sitting in a cubicle having completed all my work for the day, but couldn't leave at 3pm because it would look bad. That was my own personal hell because efficiency did not reward me with more personal time.

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Re:Efficiency up, turnover down: Sweden experiments with six... by Spearchucker on Thursday September 17, 2015 @07:14PM (#10236652)

YOU ARE A SEAT WARMER.

Yeah or maybe you have kids.

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Re:Efficiency up, turnover down: Sweden experiments with six... by dikaiosune on Thursday September 17, 2015 @11:00PM (#10237285)

I read that the opposite way -- GP doesn't seem to be talking about staying late, but rather leaving early.

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Re:Efficiency up, turnover down: Sweden experiments with six... by jazzyk on Friday September 18, 2015 @11:14AM (#10239645)

The accusation is against the company, which forces you to conform to the clock.

[Admittedly, the poster worded it a bit awkwardly]

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