Is the four-day workweek finally within our grasp?

Re:Is the four-day workweek finally within our grasp? by chiefalchemist on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @01:53PM (#29407597)

I'm on a 40 hrs one week, 32 hrs the next. That yields every other Friday off. If I get a pronotion / pay increase I'm gonba try to opt for 32 hrs every week.

> Everyone's quality of life goes up

Ideally, yes. But for those who struggle in various ways the extra free time could be dangerous. I'm definitely in favor of a shorter work week. But there are always unintended consequences.

For example I live in NJ. As the pandemic lockdown kicked off so did the adverts for gambling via your mobile device. I'm not in favor of the Nanny State but I can't help but wonder how many ppl are nursing an addiction and associated debt from this intersection.

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Re:Is the four-day workweek finally within our grasp? by beerandt on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @02:42PM (#29408217)

Yea- if you're not making money, you're usually spending it. Idle time costs more than the $0/hr you make while not working.

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Re:Is the four-day workweek finally within our grasp? by lukas099 on Friday December 03, 2021 @07:32AM (#29429277)

Unless you use part of your free time to do things that you previously had to pay someone to do because you didn't have time.

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