Would you like to have a 4-day workweek? And how would you compensate the extra day off?

I worked a 4 day work week and I'd be lying if I said I didn't love it, I did, I'll always appreciate reclaiming a day but it has to be done right, there needs to be either a strategy in place which prevents loss of productivity or just accept that a day is missing in the week and readjust expectations around that

Definitely yes. The weekend is closer, the speed of the tasks is higher 😃

I have worked 4 days before and did it at 0.8 salary. It was awesome, and the salary loss was massively offset by the fact my marginal tax rate on that extra day was around 50% anyway. I mean, vacation is a funny one, it should be pro-rated down anyway to account for the fact you're only working 4 days a week. So if you used to get 25 days, you should now only get 20. That's not really trading in vacation time, it's more like you're working less so you don't "earn" as much PTO. It depends on the type of work you do, but certainly for coding, my view is that productivity doesn't scale linearly with time spent. At a guess I'd say you get 90% or more productivity in 4 days rather than 5 without cutting pay or working longer hours. A friend of mine works 5 days in 3 - to me that seems untenable; I can't imagine hour 12 on day 3 has any value to the employer at all - at that point it just seems like a charade from both the employer and employee, with neither happy. But my key point is the more senior someone is the less of their salary you're paying for them to be at the coalface, and the more you're paying them for their prior experience. Knowing how to solve a problem / what mistakes to avoid is value you can extract whether they're available 3, 4 or 5 days. Obviously the less they're in the more of a lag you have getting access to that info - but I'd happily keep a senior dev on 4 days for 90%, 3 days for 75% and 2 days for 50% of their full salary - I think I would be ahead on that deal.

Research suggests that a 4-day workweek can improve work-life balance, productivity, and job satisfaction for employees, so I'd be up to research it. However, I am concerned if this would affect our vacation days at all. I for one like to take 2 weeks in the summer to travel, but if it can I would love to try it.

I think working four days a week will make me happier

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Actually, in our startup we're working on this new model. Some of our team members are making some test. I think we will have information to take decision in a couple of months.. In my personal experience, it depends on the role that you have and the way that you work. For some positions will be easier than others... For me, running marketing was easy work in 4 days, but when I was running sales, the 5 day is super useful to close more MRR

I would love to have a four-day workweek! Working five days a week can sometimes become quite monotonous and draining, therefore having an extra day for relaxation or whatever else one needs would be such a nice change. As for compensating the extra day off, I think employers should still take into consideration what is fair according to the regular 5-day workload; working an additional hour or two during those other four days can create a considerable balance. In addition, persons who choose to take on additional tasks or responsibilities during this time may even be able to earn something extra in exchange. Ultimately, no matter how it’s done, having a 4-day workweek would be exciting and refreshing.

Would love test out a 4 day week, productivity would definitely improve

If I can choose, definitely yes!

Yes! I would spend the extra day studying and learning new things. I think there is a long way to go to understand how to make the 4-day workweek work across virtually all fields, but it needs to be done. It’s the way forward

I'd rather build multiple streams of passive income and shorten the work days to 4 instead of 5. Trading off with more working hours is a secondary choice to me but I'd prefer it over trading with vacations.

🤔 How would this system work with discretionary time off?

I wish!

I would compensate by being more relaxed and happy.... except I work for myself and I would never buy that line......so it's back to seven days a week for me!

I'm supportive of a 4-day work week for those that want it, and feel that it maximizes their productivity. I think freelance workers have been experimenting with things like this for a long time. You see many freelancers who prefer to batch their work into just 3 or 4 days. Others prefer spreading it across 6 days, or even 7. We're all different, and what works for one person won't necessarily work for another person!

I would love a 4-day workweek! I'd spend the extra day staring at my computer screen pretending to work, just like I do on the other four days. But at least I'd be at home in my pajamas while doing it.

In my organization, we adopted the 4-day work-week a few months back and it has increased productivity as well as also decreased our attrition rate to zero for the last 6 months.

I don't think there is more time in the day to work if want to have hobbies, interests, socialise or spend time with family.