LooseSuits

Seeing as most "state" agencies like to open after you should be at work and close before you get off work, I would venture a guess in the "less work, same pay" ballpark.

I would love a 4 day work week but you KNOW I would be asking for a raise.

Yeah I was just thinking how the DMV is never ready when you are.

I work for a big hotel chain and they are talking about a 4 day work week for some positions. This would be 10 hours a day. They figure it would help people save on gas.

Yeah see now I'm suspicious of why companies are doing this, there has to be more benefits to them and they are simply parlaying those as employee benefits.

I was talking with a guy today who was interested in doing that with his company, and he mentioned that his workers would come back on Mondays a lot more refreshed from having 3-day weekends. I would imagine that could spawn more productivity and a happier environment to work in.

And his example was four 10-hour days.

My brother worked for a big hotel change and they tried to go to a 4 day work week too and this was years ago. It didn't fly back then. People with families would have been in too much of a bind. The extra costs for daycare would have negated the extra time off. For the younger generation with no responsibilities it works out well. It was stated in the article this was where their focus was and I imagine it's ironic that the state can get away with paying younger people less.

A friend of mine works for a place that shifted to a 4 day work week. Once the customers have adjusted to the change it was only one more step to shift from having as many full-time workers to part-time workers. Next step? Cut those benefits. I warned my friend and he was prepared - went to school and grabbed some knowledge so when the day came, he was able to get a better paying job.

Scrivs and I were talking about ethics earlier today. This is where I would definitely raise an eyebrow if I was not ethically aligned with the state/company I worked for.

The company I work for is offering a 4-10 schedule to our workers. The rule is, we have to have at least one person in each department to make sure we are covered, but for instance, my 2 techs switch between Monday and Fridays. One gets Monday and the other gets Friday for two weeks, then they swap. Basically once a month they each get a 4 day weekend.

The discussion in Management was that is saves gas, we can get publicity for being a green company and it also keeps employees happier. Our company is not in a position to offer raises this year, so this serves as compensation. We have noticed about a 10% increase in production since switching to it, however we really weren't expecting that. We decided that if we could do it and not lose any production it was worth it to offer the convenience to the employees.

We don't make is mandatory for employees, it is available to them as long as they are in good standing with the company, etc.

I don't like the idea of everyone getting Fridays off, or making it mandatory.