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Re:Going for the 5 hour workday by Vinnl on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @05:08AM (#14451199)
> Given a choice, I think 8x4 would be more sensible in terms of benefits.

It is, and I'm working 4*9 now which is great for my spare time and great for maintaining proper income/benefits. That said, I very much agree with the sentiment in the article: it feels like cheating the company. The extra hour a day is even less productive.

That said, I don't really feel guilty as the option described in the post is not available here. Work is important to me, but my spare time more so. I'm willing to work on a compromise to optimise the two, but then both sides have to bring something to the table (e.g. pay cut from me, more time off from my employer).

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Re:Going for the 5 hour workday by 2muchcoffeeman on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @06:01AM (#14451373)
> That said, I very much agree with the sentiment in the article: it feels like cheating the company. The extra hour a day is even less productive.

I don't know why you feel like you're cheating them. Management are human too. They know you aren't productive for the entire day or choose to believe you are.

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Re:Going for the 5 hour workday by Vinnl on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @06:33AM (#14451468)
I know, but it's a bit like I'm spreading the 4 hours I was "supposed" to do on the fifth day over the four other days, even though they'd be far more productive on the fifth.
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