Re:We're moving to a four-day work week at Beacon
by mattgreenrocks on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @03:51PM
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> I'd argue that the majority of office settings don't have moments of slack, but rather moments of productivity.
Absolutely. The complete lack of slack in the modern office drives a lot of my stress. I am transmuting that into an long-term win, however: it is driving me to seek flexible working arrangements, working for myself, setting up passive income streams (however small they are) and generally working less. I refuse to give my best years of my life to my work, and will work 2x as hard (for myself, obviously) to partially decouple time from income.
> This same productivity can be achieved in wayy less time than the standard 40 hours/week.
The nebulousness with which productivity is defined based on the context suggests it is not nearly as objective as some would have you think.
Absolutely. The complete lack of slack in the modern office drives a lot of my stress. I am transmuting that into an long-term win, however: it is driving me to seek flexible working arrangements, working for myself, setting up passive income streams (however small they are) and generally working less. I refuse to give my best years of my life to my work, and will work 2x as hard (for myself, obviously) to partially decouple time from income.
> This same productivity can be achieved in wayy less time than the standard 40 hours/week.
The nebulousness with which productivity is defined based on the context suggests it is not nearly as objective as some would have you think.