92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek

Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by culopatin on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:33AM (#38128503)

My theory is that compared to people in the 60s say, there are more things to do with your free time now, to the point where they are sometimes in conflict. Before you’d get home and all you could do was have a beer and maybe watch tv, listen to the radio, read a book. Now we are so connected to so many things, and we know about all the activities possible around us through social media, that work is in the way. Work would define life, now it’s just something to pay the bills. Sure, not universal, people still have professional goals, I want to change careers, I want to finish that project at work because I think it’s interesting and would benefit people, but I would not get in the way of working 4x8 instead of 5x8 for that.

I want to play games, learn about AI, 3D printing, CAD, mountain bike, go to trivia, travel to Thailand, travel to Europe, see family across the globe, get more flexible, build muscle, etc etc etc. None of them are at work.

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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by pb7 on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:47AM (#38128701)

Well said. Life is really freaking good. There is a never ending list of cool things to do. No matter what you choose, you will be missing out on something else that’s equally amazing.

I wouldn’t trade my life now to be a billionaire 70 years ago.

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Re:92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-d... by jwells89 on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:52AM (#38128770)

Indeed. The list of things I want to do is so long that the only way I could ever make a dent in it is if I were to become financially independent and not need to work. That’s maybe a possibility in my particular case if I’m smart, but not remotely realistic for most people.

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