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Re:Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but... by opportune on Monday June 21, 2021 @12:11AM (#27576248)
Why would any software engineer take an equivalent paying job that micromanages their every minute to make sure the company gets a full 40 hrs out of them, unless the pay were much better than what they'd get otherwise (eating in to that 50%) or they were desperate?

This would be a huge mis-optimization IMO. Good luck attracting "top" workers and retaining them with this model. It's just "butts in seats" taken to an extreme.

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Re:Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but... by xwdv on Monday June 21, 2021 @08:44AM (#27578589)
I mean what you’re basically saying is you want to work at inefficient companies that pay more than they actually need to.

If you’re not working, you shouldn’t be paid. Fair is fair.

Perhaps instead of paying per hour a company should offer pay per week, and it’s up to the developer to decide how many hours they will end up actually working that week and if the offered pay is worth it.

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