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Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by kjaftaedi on Friday October 11, 2019 @04:09AM (#21222442)
At-will employment is largely a US concept.

The rest of the developed world does not have such things, yet 40 hour work weeks are still commonplace.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you switch to a 4-day-a-week schedule if yo... by maerF0x0 on Friday October 11, 2019 @04:19PM (#21228075)
True, this is an interesting concept. Maybe it's due to human preference, norms, or companies' ability to shift labor?

Japan has the salaryman that works much more than 40 hrs iirc.

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