Show HN: 30 Hour Jobs – a job board for shorter work weeks

Re:Show HN: 30 Hour Jobs – a job board for shorter work weeks by komali2 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:00PM (#19912024)

Well, I won't argue what the main point is, I have no idea (I remember the book as being very meandering). But he definitely addressed how someone should get less hours at their job. As I recall:

1. Find an excuse to work from home. Sick, doctor's appointment, just say you wanna work from home, whatever.

2. On that day, get more work done than you've ever done before.

3. Do this consistently.

4. Request regular fridays off, point to your increased productivity.

5. Rinse and repeat until you're totally remote.

6. Reduce actual working hours, taking advantage of less distracting environment and more flexible hours to maintain productivity.

7. Automate wherever possible.

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Re:Show HN: 30 Hour Jobs – a job board for shorter work weeks by xiphias2 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @04:14PM (#19913430)

The problem with this is that his book is at this point well known, but at the same time his book made less (but still productive) work more socially accepted, so it's better to just go the honest way.

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Re:Show HN: 30 Hour Jobs – a job board for shorter work weeks by MaxBarraclough on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @04:08PM (#19913375)

Does he really suggest lying to your employer?

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Re:Show HN: 30 Hour Jobs – a job board for shorter work weeks by komali2 on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @04:49PM (#19913759)

To take a sick day off? I don't really remember, don't let me put words in his mouth. As I recall it was framed like "find a way to get a day off. Wait until you need to take a sick day if need be."

I really wouldn't read too much into my decade-old-take. I read the book last in 2014.

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