Work 4 day week: To save the planet (Daily Star)

[arista]

[Vanessa]

I already work four days a week

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I already work four days a week

But be Fair
that's down to Covid-19

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

But be Fair
that's down to Covid-19

No, thata my shift.
10 hours a day, four days a week.

[arista]

OK

And it was before Covid-19
as well?

[Kizzy]

I work four days too 12 hr days :/
But have worked soooo much overtime over the past year it's ridiculous.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I work four days too 12 hr days :/
But have worked soooo much overtime over the past year it's ridiculous.

Well Done Kizzy.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

Well Done Kizzy.

For what working myself into the floor?... lol!

[Oliver_W]

Kizzy I hope the extra hours weren't forced on you, especially if you're feeling run into the ground!!

Anyway I'm not sure how the Star's idea would work - can we expect people to be okay with giving up a fifth of their wages? Or should businesses give them a paid day off a week?

When it comes to big business bloated corporatiins I'm all for the latter maybe a compromise could be making the paid day off tax-deductible when it comes to employees whose coming in carries a carbon footprint.

[Cherie]

I work 3 days a week so I am helping twice over

[Nicky91]

unemployed


but i work all days at home, indoors and outdoors

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

OK

And it was before Covid-19
as well?

Yes.

[Tom4784]

There's a Scandinavian country or two that enforce strict work limits and it seems to work quite well. I think it's the future really.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

There's a Scandinavian country or two that enforce strict work limits and it seems to work quite well. I think it's the future really.

Yes I heard the same.

[Mystic Mock]

If it works as a model then it should be the way forward imo.

[Jake.]

Wasn’t this laughed at when labour suggested it?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jake.

Wasn’t this laughed at when labour suggested it?

Yes

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

No, thata my shift.
10 hours a day, four days a week.

same as shifts at Amazon

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Jake.

Wasn’t this laughed at when labour suggested it?

but now its the Daily Star

a much more credible source

[Vanessa]

I used to work different shifts before, but I love this one.
Because I get three days off a week.

[Toy Soldier]

I could do the same work I do in 5 days over the course of 3 days if I spent those days fully concentrating... but I dunno which I prefer to be honest. On balance, I think I prefer 5 days with the option of taking things at a more leisurely pace then 3 intense days and 2 extra days off .

But then, my days off when wife and kids aren’t around don’t look much different to my working days . “Arsing about on the internet all day” either way... just with some work stuff and Teams meetings thrown into the mix on work days.

[bitontheslide]

with people now having the opportunity to work from home, i'm not sure what effect having a 4 day week would have. Are they suggesting we switch every device off on the 5th day, cause that's not going to happen

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

No, thata my shift.
10 hours a day, four days a week.

When I was retail management I could get a full week’s hours done (39 hours) over 3 days... 2x 14h and 1x 11h. It was usually 4 days though, two long shifts and two cushy little evening shifts of 5.5h.

I also worked a full Saturday every week so I had tonnes of weekdays off.

I didn’t mind shift patterns to be fair... though overall I do prefer 9-5.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

No, thata my shift.
10 hours a day, four days a week.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

For what working myself into the floor?... lol!

You must have some stash though.