Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if you could?

Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by B_Throwaway on Thursday October 10, 2019 @03:46PM (#21218471)

By law, in the Netherlands, employees are allowed to reduce their work hours. Allegedly, unless there is a clear, critical business need for you to work the entire week, the company is not allowed to deny your request.

I would love to work fewer days per week, and use the extra time to focus more on my personal development & side projects. However, at my current level of discipline, I'd be fooling myself if I said I would use the time productively.

That said, the idea is still very tempting and I intend to do it in the next couple of years. In the meantime, I fully enjoy all of my 24 PTO days and make use of our policy for getting 5 extra unpaid days without justification.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by B_Throwaway on Thursday October 10, 2019 @06:26PM (#21219821)

The most common cases are people working 4 days every, or every other week. This seems to be popular with new parents.

I know of only one instance of a 3-day work week. The guy, a developer, is using the other days for graduate studies.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by nerpderp82 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @05:19PM (#21219290)

I'd like to merge Netherland law into Washington state law, this sounds like an excellent idea.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by toomuchtodo on Thursday October 10, 2019 @05:46PM (#21219502)

Have you considered running for Washington state office?

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Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by coreypreston on Thursday October 10, 2019 @06:57PM (#21220035)

Give yourself some credit, you might not use it productively initially, but once that was out of your system...

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