jilleduffyFeb 24, 2023
It’s amazing how businesses want to run on data, but when presented with the successfulness of a 4-day work week, that’s not the data they want
Show threadjilleduffyFeb 24, 2023

Here's the link to the full PDF of the study results. If you can't be bothered to read it (it's long and a little dense), follow me as I'll be talking about highlights and lessons learned for DAYS! WEEKS!

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60b956cbe7bf6f2efd86b04e/t/63f3df56276b3e6d7870207e/1676926845047/UK-4-Day-Week-Pilot-Results-Report-2023.pdf

Show threadPhilipFeb 25, 2023
@jilleduffy I need to figure out how to make this work for my employer. We’re a software consultancy and overall charge clients by the hour. Not being able to bill means if employees are on 4 days the company loses out on a day of billable time :/
Show threadcalcifer 🧯Feb 25, 2023
@mez @jilleduffy only if you have everyone work the same four days, which is not a requirement
Show threadPhilipFeb 25, 2023
@calcifer @jilleduffy Staggered shifts can help, but it’s still everyone working on billable projects 1 day less. It also means less collaboration with colleagues, which can be less productive if one is stuck.
Show threadcalcifer 🧯
@mez @jilleduffy you assume this or you know this from experience?
Feb 25, 2023 at 10:24pmWeb
Show threadPhilipFeb 26, 2023
@calcifer @jilleduffy Which part? I know there are areas where I’m weaker and ask my coworkers for help, or just rubber duck developing. The reverse is the same. But also there are days you just need to jam w/o interruption, so maybe it all comes out in the wash? Mainly not sure how we’d handle billable hours. Worth a discussion to see if we could experiment some though. I know my boss isn’t against the idea of 4 days conceptually.
Show threadjilleduffyFeb 28, 2023
@mez @calcifer Businesses that bill by the hour know that it is not in their best interest to drag their feet and bill more hours needlessly. What's best is *efficient* work done for a reasonable cost, and for the estimate to be accurate for the client. Really good organizations who bill by the hour do the best business when they have a reputation for high quality work at a fair price (incl number of hours). They get the repeat business and word-of-mouth advertising