How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling It Off

Re:How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling... by elAhmo on Friday September 29, 2023 @02:27PM (#37708281)

Well... :D You can't add the gained time twice. It is like saying, instead of spending 20 USD on coffee, you spend 15 USD. You didn't gain 10 bucks, you are still left with only five more than you would have otherwise.

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Re:How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling... by hervature on Friday September 29, 2023 @02:40PM (#37708466)

Leisure hours in a 5-day work week: 72 (8 hours per day and 16 on weekends)

Work hours in a 5-day work week: 40

Difference: 32 hours

Leisure hours in a 4-day work week: 80

Work hours in a 4-day work week: 32

Difference: 48 hours

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Re:How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling... by elAhmo on Friday September 29, 2023 @03:47PM (#37709250)

That’s the diffence. You had 72 hours before, now you have 80 hours of leisure time. It’s 8 hours more of leisure time.

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Re:How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling... by hervature on Friday September 29, 2023 @04:03PM (#37709435)

GP - "another way to think about it is that it’s a difference of 16h"

You - "That’s the diffence."

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Re:How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling... by elAhmo on Friday September 29, 2023 @04:07PM (#37709490)

In my reply I said the effective gain is 8 hours.

No matter what kind of math you do, working one day less doesn’t give you two extra days off.

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