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Four day week.

  • 05-07-2014 08:10AM
    #1
    Grayson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭


    Doctors seem to think we need think we need it.
    In Utah of all places, a republican governor decided that all state employees should work 4 days at 10 hours per day. The state makes savings because it's only active four days a week and all the staff get an extra day off.

    I'm actually working a 4 day week at the moment. I was working 5 x 8 but I negotiated a change to to 4 x 10. I arrive an hour earlier than everyone and leave an hour later. I can actually attend a fulltime postgrad and work fulltime because of it. I'm dreading going back to 5 days a week after the summer.

    So, would you be up for it? I'd be favour of our government shutting down some departments for an extra day.


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  • #2
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Grayson wrote: »
    Doctors seem to think we need think we need it.
    In Utah of all places, a republican governor decided that all state employees should work 4 days at 10 hours per day. The state makes savings because it's only active four days a week and all the staff get an extra day off.

    I'm actually working a 4 day week at the moment. I was working 5 x 8 but I negotiated a change to to 4 x 10. I arrive an hour earlier than everyone and leave an hour later. I can actually attend a fulltime postgrad and work fulltime because of it. I'm dreading going back to 5 days a week after the summer.

    So, would you be up for it? I'd be favour of our government shutting down some departments for an extra day.
    Nope. If anything we should be working six day weeks to help rebuild our economy. Besides, I don't fancy a 20% pay cut.


  • #3
    Lucifer MorningStar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Lucifer MorningStar


    Grayson wrote: »
    Doctors seem to think we need think we need it.
    In Utah of all places, a republican governor decided that all state employees should work 4 days at 10 hours per day. The state makes savings because it's only active four days a week and all the staff get an extra day off.

    I'm actually working a 4 day week at the moment. I was working 5 x 8 but I negotiated a change to to 4 x 10. I arrive an hour earlier than everyone and leave an hour later. I can actually attend a fulltime postgrad and work fulltime because of it. I'm dreading going back to 5 days a week after the summer.

    So, would you be up for it? I'd be favour of our government shutting down some departments for an extra day.

    Well, I certainly wouldn't be against it


  • #4
    on_my_oe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 991 ✭✭✭on_my_oe


    I did a four day week years ago, and loved it. To be be fair I usually work 8.30am to 6 or 6.30 now, so the powers that be would lose out on my 'free' overtime, but I would definitely consider a four day week job if I could find one


  • #5
    Grayson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Nope. If anything we should be working six day weeks to help rebuild our economy. Besides, I don't fancy a 20% pay cut.

    the Utah example is 4 x ten hour days rather than 8 x five hour days so the pay would be the same. That's what i work right now. It's 7am -5:30pm and I have three days a week off.

    If i could afford a 20% pay cut I'd prefer to do 4 x 8, but I can't afford it.


  • #6
    Rabbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 637 ✭✭✭Rabbo


    Grayson wrote: »
    the Utah example is 4 x ten hour days rather than 8 x five hour days so the pay would be the same. That's what i work right now. It's 7am -5:30pm and I have three days a week off.

    If i could afford a 20% pay cut I'd prefer to do 4 x 8, but I can't afford it.

    8 x five hour days per week would be a bitch


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  • #7
    Grayson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Rabbo wrote: »
    8 x five hour days per week would be a bitch

    I'm on my first cup of coffee


  • #8
    Tail Docker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,954 ✭✭✭Tail Docker


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Nope. If anything we should be working six day weeks to help rebuild our economy. Besides, I don't fancy a 20% pay cut.

    Knock yourself out. If you need any help, I'm good to go on Tuesdays, Weds, thurs and Fri.


    Also, 4*10 as opposed to 5*8 does not equate to a pay cut, but I'm guessing you'll be too busy "rebuilding" to care.


  • #9
    smurfjed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,613 ✭✭✭✭smurfjed


    I worked a total of 4 days last month for a full salary..... I would recommend it to everyone :)


  • #10
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    Would love to do it. Woman in the office does it and it seems great, although she tried to go on a three day week but the department were having none of it.


  • #11
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    When I saw the title first, I thought it said "Four Day ****"


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  • #12
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    MJ23 wrote: »
    When I saw the title first, I thought it said "Four Day ****"

    Less **** and you probably would have read it properly.


  • #13
    dodderangler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,204 ✭✭✭dodderangler


    I work six days a week just to keep up with rent, bills and food for 3 of us in the house. 4 days a week would leave me and my family homeless and hungry so no thanks. I'm fine with one day off a week


  • #14
    A Greedy Algorithm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭A Greedy Algorithm


    Sounds like a great idea, i would love it.


  • #15
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Grayson wrote: »
    the Utah example is 4 x ten hour days rather than 8 x five hour days so the pay would be the same. That's what i work right now. It's 7am -5:30pm and I have three days a week off.

    If i could afford a 20% pay cut I'd prefer to do 4 x 8, but I can't afford it.
    Yeah I understand what you mean. Anyway no I wouldn't like it. I prefer to spread my hours out over the week.
    Tail Docker wrote: »
    Knock yourself out. If you need any help, I'm good to go on Tuesdays, Weds, thurs and Fri.


    So you're only working a three day week? :rolleyes:


  • #16
    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    People are missing the point. You still work the same hours total so wages are the same. Instead you take 1 day, split the number of hours by 4 and put them on the other 4 days you work.

    I would be all for it. I would even take a paycut to just work 30-32 hours.


  • #17
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    6 days a week for all civil servants to increase productivity, 8 to 8 weekdays and 9-6 on Saturday.


  • #18
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Grayson wrote: »
    Doctors seem to think we need think we need it.
    In Utah of all places, a republican governor decided that all state employees should work 4 days at 10 hours per day. The state makes savings because it's only active four days a week and all the staff get an extra day off.

    I'm actually working a 4 day week at the moment. I was working 5 x 8 but I negotiated a change to to 4 x 10. I arrive an hour earlier than everyone and leave an hour later. I can actually attend a fulltime postgrad and work fulltime because of it. I'm dreading going back to 5 days a week after the summer.

    So, would you be up for it? I'd be favour of our government shutting down some departments for an extra day.


    Nope. If anything we should be working six day weeks to help rebuild our economy. Besides, I don't fancy a 20% pay cut.

    At least making some attempt at reading something before jumping in with daft ideas would help a bit more - if you carry on in real life like that post its no wonder its fcked

    4 x 10 = 40

    5 x 8 = 40


  • #19
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    gctest50 wrote: »
    At least making some attempt at reading something before jumping in with daft ideas would help a bit more - if you carry on in real life like that post its no wonder its fcked

    4 x 10 = 40

    5 x 8 = 40
    Read my second post in this thread.


  • #20
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Read my second post in this thread.

    i quoted your post ????????
    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Besides, I don't fancy a 20% pay cut.


    This poster explained it :
    shruikan2553 wrote: »
    People are missing the point. You still work the same hours total so wages are the same. Instead you take 1 day, split the number of hours by 4 and put them on the other 4 days you work.
    .....


  • #21
    catallus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,106 ✭✭✭catallus


    The elites would never risk giving their slaves such a taste of freedom.


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  • #22
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭gctest50


    catallus wrote: »
    The elites would never risk giving their slaves such a taste of freedom.

    We might get time to think n stuff :(


  • #23
    RayM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,973 ✭✭✭RayM


    I've done a four-day-week before. It was eleven hours per day, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. It was nice having two days off during the week, but I never liked working Saturdays, and I absolutely hated never having two days off in succession.


  • #24
    pragmatic1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭pragmatic1


    Some of the employees where I work now do this. I'd love to have the opportunity to work a four day week. Any day off work is a good day.


  • #25
    Wompa1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,360 ✭✭✭Wompa1


    Wouldn't make much of a difference to me. I work a lot of overtime, including weekends so it would just be another day that I work and don't get paid extra for..


  • #26
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    gctest50 wrote: »
    i quoted your post ????????




    This poster explained it :
    Yes. The other poster explained it so there was no need for you to explain it a second time... Get me now?


  • #27
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,534 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Yes. The other poster explained it so there was no need for you to explain it a second time... Get me now?

    I don't understand your post really

    - the original post is nice and clear, relavent bit :
    Grayson wrote: »
    ......... republican governor decided that all state employees should work 4 days at 10 hours per day. .........

    4 x 10 = 40

    then you posted
    Originally Posted by Iwasfrozen viewpost.gif
    Besides, I don't fancy a 20% pay cut.

    It seems odd you couldn't read the original post - maybe a bug in the forum software ??

    really odd


  • #28
    Birneybau
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,450 ✭✭✭✭Birneybau


    dodderangler wrote: »
    I work six days a week just to keep up with rent, bills and food for 3 of us in the house. 4 days a week would leave me and my family homeless and hungry so no thanks. I'm fine with one day off a week

    Eh, it's the same amount of hours, over 4 days instead of 5...


  • #29
    The_B_Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,027 ✭✭✭The_B_Man
    Something about sandwiches


    I've also seen a 9 day fortnight where you work an extra hour over the course of 2 weeks and then u get every second Friday off.


  • #30
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    My college at the moment is a four day week to accommodate a different course which takes over the building on Fridays. I'd absolutely do four ridiculously long days if it means that extra day off, sure. Think if I was working full time I'd prefer Mondays off to Fridays though


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  • #31
    kelledy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭kelledy


    I work a 3 day week 3x12.5 hour shifts ..... Ahhhhh yes :pac:


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