Can a four-day-a-week workweek really work?

Sat, 2 Jul 2022 19:24:04 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.computerworld.com/article/3663451/can-a-four-day-a-week-workweek-really-work.html>

"I am not the person for a four-day workweek. My typical week involves about 50
hours over six days a week. But then I'm a workaholic, and that's not really a
good thing.

Most people in the U.S., according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS), worked for an average of  34.7 hours in 2021. So, in a way, you could
argue we're already heading to a four-day-a-week workweek.

Of course, it's not really that simple. The BLS numbers also include part-time
workers. And these days, by career analysis company Zippia's count, roughly 36%
of the U.S. workforce worked some in the gig economy in 2020.

Work is complicated.

Still, the idea of working a four-day-a-week workweek is an attractive one."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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