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Re:Burnout, stress lead more companies to try a four-day wor... by parthdesai on Friday December 21, 2018 @02:56PM (#18736077)
>Monday morning off sounds like an awful idea. > First off, even when I lack sleep, I'll function better in the morning if I force myself out of bed, and I'll have a big slump in the afternoon.

On the other hand, i work better in afternoon no matter what. 2-5 are my most productive hours. Maybe how you feel isn't how everyone feels. A better solution would be to allow employees to choose their half a day/ a day off.

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Re:Burnout, stress lead more companies to try a four-day wor... by malux85 on Friday December 21, 2018 @03:02PM (#18736117)
We used to have 9-6 working hours, but +- 2 each way, it was funny, almost everyone chose to come in early, and do 7 to 3, except the programmers who all decided to do 10 to 7 or 11 to 8,

It worked well though

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Re:Burnout, stress lead more companies to try a four-day wor... by parthdesai on Friday December 21, 2018 @03:55PM (#18736570)
Yeah, you will obviously need a day or some hours where there is an overlap. So for a 4 day work week, maybe you have 2 days where you have to work. But that will still be a much better and a flexible solution.
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Re:Burnout, stress lead more companies to try a four-day wor... by Sharlin on Friday December 21, 2018 @03:05PM (#18736144)
Yep. I’ll spend most of the morning waking up anyway. I can do it at work or I can do it at home, either way I’m not going to be very productive before afternoon.
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