Four day working week - a success



problem is, there are 4 day week offices, running 24/7 businesses.

The detachment is staggering. Couple that with a trend to hire people from outside of an industry and you have shite effectively
 
My lass is on a 4 day week atm, instead of less work she is doing more, gone from 5 days at 40 hours to 4 days and 48 hours, she loves it as 3 day weekends means she has more rest and as a bonus is getting herself 8 hours OT, but the extra day off is a game changer for her.

I know its not the same as the Op but she is going to hate going back to the 5 day week even if it is less hours at work.
 
Boinger said:
Get em telt Gilly lad. :lol:
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I’m like a broken record on here tbh mate.
chrismisterx said:
My lass is on a 4 day week atm, instead of less work she is doing more, gone from 5 days at 40 hours to 4 days and 48 hours, she loves it as 3 day weekends means she has more rest and as a bonus is getting herself 8 hours OT, but the extra day off is a game changer for her.

I know its not the same as the Op but she is going to hate going back to the 5 day week even if it is less hours at work.
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As you know I don’t agree that women should be working full time , as they have got the bairns ,shopping and the house to sort out and what not.
 
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Gillythedilf said:
I’m like a broken record on here tbh mate.

As you know I don’t agree that women should be working full time , as they have got the bairns ,shopping and the house to sort out and what not.
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Good luck telling my less that hehe, she hated looking after the kids, cooking, shopping and all that kind of thing, felt being at home was like being in a prison, mind the kids weren't keen on her cooking either like!

She did her work experience in a garage as a grease monkey, moved onto industrial paint spraying, she loves to get her hands dirty, but most places aren't keen on having a less working like that, so did a stint in shops, Uni and after that ended up running the line in a factory.

I asked her didn't she fancy an office job and said she would hate the sitting around all.

Horses for courses mate I guess.
 
0verlord44 said:
problem is, there are 4 day week offices, running 24/7 businesses.

The detachment is staggering. Couple that with a trend to hire people from outside of an industry and you have shite effectively
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Staffing should suit the business not vice versa and lots of sectors offer services in the traditional work day 5-6 days a week
To give everyone 4 days out of that involves more staff and weird overlapping shift patterns
Then more people to
" been up all night with my stomach:
" having another migraine "
" bairns poorly "
" I need to take the dog to the vet "
 
I would be in favour of it personally but naturally with my work load i'd just need to work extra on the 4 days. A policy of still working a 5th day if needed due to targets or deadlines would probably be the best way to approach for a lot of companies as long as it's a fair approach.
 
Gonzo Mackem said:
Surely we have 5 day week offices now running 24/7 businesses - how did it ever work?
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In my sector, we have 6 ships running 24/7. A 5 day week isn't ideal, so we were given autonomy in a lot of our work.

That Autonomy has now gone, and the office demand we go through them for everything, then do a 4 day week, 9-5.

Just this week I was instructed that all bookings of passengers has to go through a trade optimizer, and they decide on availability. However when we had an issue onboard regarding availability, the Captain and I tried and failed to contact said optimizer, as she left the office at 16:45...
 
I know a few employers that have adopted 4 day working weeks and it’s been a huge success.

The ones I’ve seen allocate a day to staff which they are off, and they are then required to work 9hr days on the remaining four.

Even those that weren’t lucky enough to get a Monday or Friday, seem to love the change.
 
Gillythedilf said:
It’s like the fall of the Roman Empire .

People don’t want to work ,

The entitlement is staggering .

Blokes are turning soft.
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Could you not a least do bullet points so anyone more familiar with powerpoints than power tools can keep up?

I couldn't find one of you wearing a watch (stupid modern invention anyway, though it's great for helping regulate hours to the grindstone) but your avatar needs updating ;)

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