Four Day Work Week! Interested in Working a Four Day Week??

I would love to have a 4-day work week, two more hours per day to get one whole extra day off would work very well for me indeed. If this were like a national standard though, I think there would have to be some changes to the way child care is provisioned.

maybe yes, if the salary would not be affected too... maybe this kind of schedule for work can even help ur company to lessen expenses also...

Been there done that. I was actually working this schedule for years.. 4 10 hour days and 3 days er... nights (I work 3rd shift) off. I loved it.. and then the person who was working the other 3 days quit.. And then they never did replace them just filled in 2 of the days with someone else. And made me work 5 days but could only cut a little here and there off my hours per day that I do work.. So I now Have to work at least 44 hours per week. but I won't be complaining any time soon as prices for insurance has gone up every year and we have not had a raise in two.. So this still doesn't cover the extra money they are taking out for my insurance every week.. With out the OT hours I wouldn't be able to afford to eat! :-) But I do miss my 3 days off a week.. they were so relaxing!

I've have that kind of schedule now. I love it. I moved my schedule around so I could finish my M.A. I've used this kind of schedule in the past whenever possible. I don't see a downside. Your body becomes adjusted quickly, and the extra day off allows you to follow whatever other passions you may have in your life. I also try to give the option to my employees when it's feasible. They love it. Everyone wonders why their last chef didn't let them do that. I just tell them it's because I'm awesome!

It will be awesome. Working in this kind of company is very demanded by employees yet, in my opinion, it is not feasible for the company. since the employee is working for four days only... the other 2 working days are not available. how should it be feasible?

If I had four day work for one week, I would like to choose Friday off. I like the long vocation after hard working,during which I can have more time to do what I like to do. It sounds very nice~

The idea of working four days a week would be great. But in my current situation where I spent almost 4 hours a day going from/to to work would end me up spending at least 14 hours a day. I don't think I can manage that but if my home is only a stone throw away, that would be a good suggestion and happily accepted it.

I have held two jobs where I worked all my hours in 4 days. This type of work week has its ups and downs. I did like that I had 3 days off, but I was tired. The first job that was like that I spent most of my time trying to recover from the long hours. I think it is going to be different for everyone. It is appealing though because of the extra day off. It might be different for those who have a desk job because they won't be having to stand on their feet for the extra hours. The hardest thing to get adjusted to is the longer hours spent at work. I began to dread the idea of spending more time even though it was for less days. A lot of pros and cons. Good question.

I think i can adapt this schedule,because i have to face a very bad traffic everyday,if i can change my schedule and only work for four days,i have enough time to have a rest,it's a good option for me.