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Companies that want the best talent are going to have to become more competitive. That means remote work, flexible workweeks, etc. The silver lining to COVID may be that it has pushed us into a higher quality of life and the common sense future that was possible a decade ago.
Agree. Happy workers are better workers. Don't know why it took so long for people to understand that.
More companies, yes - enough to shift the tide in entrenched tribal culture within management? Not till this herd dies off.
Hopefully they die off quickly
Yep. More and more startups are doing it, which will likely remain a part of the culture as the company grows.
Bottom line, in a global economy that's always working (it's 9 am somewhere), there is a little cause for any employer to actually work 9-5 UNLESS people are physically needed in space (only true of manual labors). Everyone else can technically work any time, and meet as needed.
As long as work is getting done and the business remains competitive, heck, work 2 days a week.
Besides, with more and more people, along with more automation, AI, robotics, and manufacturing, we truly can't need everyone working as much. Pro-work pundits will constantly argue that we'll always invent new jobs when robots replace the old, and that's true, but we are also still eliminating the need for quantity of people. Arguably, society should find a way to employ a greater number of people, better paid, each working less time.
I would love to see this become a norm. I’m curious about how early adopters of technology and digital space will impact how we standardize our schedules. Is this going to change how we consider days of the week? I expect Sunday’s religious contexts to stay the same but I’m not certain on the rest. Thoughts?
I once experimented with this. Instead of a traditional block of time off in the summer, I took off every Friday for two months. Anecdotally speaking, I felt more productive knowing that an extended break was right around the corner.
I kind of want to experiment with taking every Wednesday off for a month to never have more than two working days in row. I think that might interrupt my work flow though.
I did this trying to use up my “use or lose” bank for awhile. It was terrible IMO.
I sure loved it in each year following each of my children's birth: I spread my 12 weeks of FMLA (30 days half-paid, 60 unpaid) across the year, taking each Wednesday off.
I've been asking for this for a long time. I'm willing to work 4 10 hr days to have 3 days off but 32 hrs a week is even better!
I think shorter work weeks are more motivating to get work done
Love this!!
Yep! My company is making Wednesdays half days and offering more Fridays off