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Re:Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but... by dopidopHN on Monday June 21, 2021 @12:49AM (#27576403)
Oh. Thanks, never thought about it that way. Sarcasm aside yes: I’m not gonna keep working in the US for that specific reason.
Re:Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but... by aix1 on Monday June 21, 2021 @02:18AM (#27576765)
I could be wrong, but it seems that there's no great shortage of companies offering 4+ weeks of PTO per year in the US. Or are you expecting more vacation than that? (Or are perhaps otherwise constrained as to the choice of employers?)
Re:Japan's government plans to encourage 4-day workweek, but... by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf on Monday June 21, 2021 @12:18PM (#27580666)
I've got 4 weeks paid vacation. It really doesn't feel like much. That's only 1/13th of your weeks being work-free per year. I personally would like more. I think something like a 20-25 hour workweek plus 8-12 weeks of vacation would be good enough that I would stay in the workforce long term. As it stands today, it seems more feasible to continue working full time, hit FI in a few years and retire early rather than find such a good work-life balance.