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The day is dawning on a four-day work week:
A true four-day workweek entails full-timers clocking about 30 hours instead of 40. There are many reasons why this is appealing today: families are struggling to cover child care in the absence of daycares and schools; workplaces are trying to reduce the number of employees congregating in offices each day; and millions of people have lost their jobs.
A shorter work week could allow parents to cobble together child care, allow workplaces to stagger attendance and, theoretically, allow the available work to be divided among more people who need employment.
The most progressive shorter work week entails no salary reductions. This sounds crazy, but it rests on peer-reviewed research into shorter work weeks, which finds workers can be as productive in 30 hours as they are in 40, because they waste less time and are better-rested.
30 hours is for pikers. The !Kung work about 20.
(Score: 4, Funny) by meustrus on Friday June 05 2020, @08:35PM (5 children)
I knew what you meant after 2 seconds, but for those first 2 seconds, I was imagining telecommuting after having a beer. Benefits of working from home, I guess.
If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday June 06 2020, @04:56AM
I think it'll take a lot of Corona before you stop imagining that. Depends on body weight and your tolerance to alcohol, I suppose.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Immerman on Saturday June 06 2020, @05:57PM (3 children)
Oddly enough I've actually found alcohol makes me a lot more productive at some intellectual tasks. First discovered it near the end of my college career, when I realized I could do high-level math homework far faster and more accurately after a drink or two (sure wish I had made that discovery years earlier!). A lot more fun too, it works for some kinds of programming, design, and other work too. It's a bit of a balancing act - too much and I rapidly become useless, but I think it may have something to do with relying far more heavily heavily on intuition rather than logic, in a domain I know well enough for solid intuition. And maybe because I'm enjoying myself more - things usually seem to flow better when I'm in a good mood.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 06 2020, @06:02PM
I've found that some of my most productive days are when I am very tired. I think it numbs me to peripheral distractions so I can completely focus on the task at hand.
(Score: 3, Informative) by krishnoid on Saturday June 06 2020, @07:18PM (1 child)
You are definitely not alone [observer.com].
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Saturday June 06 2020, @09:59PM
Cool! Thanks for the info.