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The 4 day work week
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At my first job they changed from a 8-5 schedule to a 10-4 schedule and as much as I hated working 10 hours having three days off in a row was fucking amazing. It felt like I actually got to live a life outside of work and everyone stayed so refreshed that we almost never worked overtime on Friday - I think it happened like once, maybe twice.
I would kill to have that schedule again. Is it a substitute for workers owning the means of production? Obviously not but man was it a breath of fresh air compared to before.
Can't say the same for UBI as that doesn't exist in the States, but I wish it did. Having disposable income is always nice and having income at all when you're unemployed is even better. Again: not a permanent fix but a good stepping stone toward something better.
the 4-day week as a social issue is about reducing full time work by 8 hours, not cramming 40 hours into fewer days
I know. That was my main objection when they first implemented it: that 10 hours was too long. But having three days off was a game changer regardless, which was my point.