Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days?
by stuaxo on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @06:27PM
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You can negotiate all sorts of things when you join a company.
Previously I've worked every 4th week off.
These days I do contracts which provides some nice gaps if you don't try and line something up before the current one finished.
It's been possible to take a year off - I was using that to work on my own projects, so that went on my c.v.
Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days?
by aianus on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @03:29PM
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You obviously have to be in a field like software engineering where there's a shortage of employees and employers can't get too picky about things like that.
I did it myself for years modulo the health insurance part (we have universal healthcare in my country).
Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days?
by amag on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @04:54PM
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I just negotiated the option to work 80%-100% (in ~5% intervals) at my own discretion. Basically I'm allowed to take up to one day/week off. I'm a software engineer working in tech.
Re:What happened when Swedes tried six-hour days?
by robotresearcher on Thursday February 09, 2017 @12:30AM
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For someone straight out of school, that's pretty much true. After a while, if your CV is strong enough, your universe gets more flexible.
What universe do you live in? In my universe, this is simply not true. No tech company is going to allow you to work, say, 30 hours a week for 75% of your salary, plus full health benefits. And taking a months-long sabbatical means you don't keep your job, and you have a hard time getting a new one because of a resume gap, which employers absolutely hate.