Re:4-day workweeks can boost happiness and productivity
by gdubs on Sunday June 20, 2021 @11:27AM
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Why though? As I pointed out in my other comment — based on actual historical data — productivity went UP when people switched to a 40 hour workweek. We need to get passed this idea that the literal number of hours are somehow sacrosanct. When we switched to a 40 hour workweek, productivity went up for a whole host of reasons, not least because of health and safety. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, and people aren’t literal cogs despite the Taylorism still prevalent in so much of our thinking around “work”.
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Re:4-day workweeks can boost happiness and productivity
by qwerty456127 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:09PM
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Do you mean working less than 40 hours per week is counterproductive?
Re:4-day workweeks can boost happiness and productivity
by gdubs on Sunday June 20, 2021 @02:02PM
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No, not at all. I’m pointing out that people fought against limiting the workweek to 40 hours but productivity ended up rising. Point being: fewer hours doesn’t mean productivity will necessarily go down. So if we’re gonna go to a four day week, why make the days longer?