Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores'

Re:Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores' by yodsanklai on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:10PM (#25584213)

> taking a 20% pay cut in the process

It's something I could do, but I always think that as long as I'm able to earn that money, better get it as we don't know what tomorrow will be made of.

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Re:Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores' by GordonS on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:31PM (#25584462)

I have a young family, and your priorities change after that.

Still though, as a software engineer without a family and with money as high priority, you'd have a whole extra day per week to spend on side projects...

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Re:Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores' by foobarian on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:36PM (#25584521)

Makes me wonder, with all the Covid WFH if people work more than one full-time job...

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Re:Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores' by giantg2 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:48PM (#25584648)

I agree and have heard similar comments from older relatives. Make it while you can, because maybe one day you won't have that opportunity.

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Re:Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores' by julianlam on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @02:07PM (#25584846)

You also hear the reverse, that you should enjoy life while you can, because maybe one day you won't be able to anymore (that is, getting old).

What it boils down to is: do things (work & play) while you're young. Spinning in place is the only real waste of time.

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Re:Four-day week means 'I don't waste holidays on chores' by giantg2 on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @02:17PM (#25584947)

Yeah, they also recommend living life. I think the work thing kind of came up more/first just because one typically needs money to go do enjoyable stuff.

I spin in place.

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