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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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