Re:How a Four-Day Workweek Works, from the Companies Pulling...
by scarab92 on Saturday September 30, 2023 @12:40AM
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Over the short term.
My concern is that the ratio of productive work time to idle time is invariant over the long time, and once my team gets used to 4 day work weeks (say in 12 months time) then they will return to this same otters.
The other concern I have with these studies, is that these companies appeared to be overstaffed in the first place. While we all have some amount of slack during our days, I doubt anyone in my team has enough slack available to get the same work done in 4 days.
I’d want to see a long term study that involves lean companies and people in non-creative roles before buying into the hype.
My concern is that the ratio of productive work time to idle time is invariant over the long time, and once my team gets used to 4 day work weeks (say in 12 months time) then they will return to this same otters.
The other concern I have with these studies, is that these companies appeared to be overstaffed in the first place. While we all have some amount of slack during our days, I doubt anyone in my team has enough slack available to get the same work done in 4 days.
I’d want to see a long term study that involves lean companies and people in non-creative roles before buying into the hype.