What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days?

Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days? by mason240 on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @02:07PM (#13601043)

There certianly is when choosing where to work.

>It's typically not an accepted proposition to offer to work 4 days for proportionally less pay

I currently have a 40 hour work where I can set my own hours and earn "flex time" (future PTO) for any hours over 40.

I am paid well now, but I could certainly earn more by switching to company that would expect me to work more than 40 hours.

The people complaining about working extra are absolutely choosing more time and more money.

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Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days? by st3v3r on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @02:18PM (#13601134)

How often do you get to actually use that flex time, though? I think most of us have plenty of horror stories about being offered "time in lieu" for overtime, and then the boss conveniently "forgets" that he offered us this.

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Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days? by mason240 on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @02:40PM (#13601342)

I earn and use about one every month just working an extra half hour a day. I can see why that would that would be a concern.

It's a company wide thing, so that helps.

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