For anyone who is considering it for their own org, I shifted my org to a four day workweek several months ago, just as others globally are starting to (including, civil servants in Scotland!)
100% endorse. We are getting the same amount of work done because we are less bored, stressed and tired. We all take off Fridays. Everyone’s pay remained the same.
Some people use the time for a paid second gig. Others to volunteer or like me, to read a book with a cat snuggled near by.
@Rhodepvd the corporation is considering this--but of course, then they'll only pay for the 36hrs we'd nominally be working, and our pitiful benefits would suffer accordingly.
We already get the equivalent of a 1% raise when we are lucky, so you can imagine how much more fucked up this will be for us.
(or rather, those who survive the upcoming round of cuts)
@herhandsmyhands FFS. Fucking idiots.
It’s not about the hours your ass is in that chair. It’s about:
- The tasks getting done and done well
- You not quitting, because losing a trained worker costs $$$ for HR, hiring, training, morale
A good, reliable person who gets the thing done and doesn’t cause team drama…that’s gold for management.
Rhode PVD
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