Microsoft 4-day week boosts productivity and sales

Re:Microsoft 4-day week boosts productivity and sales by bsanr2 on Monday November 04, 2019 @11:49AM (#21443466)

Don't sell yourself short. The economy could support everyone working four 8-hour days or five 6-hour days at the same pay (or, rather, with the same median pay, better distributed) as now. Our productivity gains over the past 4 decades prove it.

People who want to work more should be able to, but we generally need a massive reevaluation of what work in America is worth, in favor of labor. We're giving up way too much because we're afraid.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Microsoft 4-day week boosts productivity and sales by vosper on Monday November 04, 2019 @12:25PM (#21443913)

> People who want to work more should be able to, but we generally need a massive reevaluation of what work in America is worth, in favor of labor.

We also need a reevaluation of what work is worth, in terms of self-worth and position in society. We're too far on the side of "you are your job" (and its less-savory friend "your net worth is your worth").

[ Parent | on HN ]