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[–] Wookie@artemis.camp 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

having fewer vacation days, 16%; having a longer commute, 12%; taking a pay cut, 10%; or taking a step back in their careers

Yeah right, what are employers sacrificing again? What a BS article

[–] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fewer vacation days? Heck no. If I wanted to burn vacation to get a 4 day week, I'd do it already.

Longer commute? Heck no. WFH or I walk.

Pay cut? Heck no. You KNOW that 99% of people will be just as productive with a 4 day work week as a 5 day, so why take less money for the same output?

Taking a step back in career? Not like I'm shooting for being a VP or anything, so I guess I don't care if I don't get promoted to senior middle manager meeting organizer, so who cares on that one.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If neoliberalism didn't completely decouple wages from productivity 50 years ago, workers would already be making the same wages for a ~3 day work week.

So yes, they can absolute go fuck themselves. The only way a realignment will occur is if workers organize, unionize, and demand it at a national level.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Seraphin@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Oh thanks, nice to see I'm not the only one who's had that thought

Edit: damn 1971 seems like the year that changed the world

[–] smoof@artemis.camp 1 points 1 year ago

That's what I had to do to have 4 day work weeks. Only lasted 3 months this year. I'm still somehow way more productive than the rest of the team who are working 5 days according to stats.