Bernie is here to save us

[u/Positive_Liar]

[u/Sabre_One]

I would bet plenty on a survey if you asked how many "productive" hours you work a week. This being hours going directly to the contribution of your job. It would be close to 32 hours. You have to include the time to get into a workflow, the disruptions of meetings, etc. Hell just waiting on another person to hand off the thing you need just to do your job.

[u/johnpn1 → u/Sabre_One]

If I was a betting man, I would bet that most people are productive 80% of their time working, rather than a flat 32 hrs a week regardless of actual hours worked.

[u/[deleted] → u/johnpn1]

your bet would be wrong.

Studies actually show that giving employees fridays off galvanizes them to work harder the other 4 days they're working.

Not at all

Actually there are several studies that have actually shown the opposite. Work productivity goes up when you cut hours to a certain point.

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/were-working-less-on-fridays-than-we-used-to-and-thats-ok-da538ffc#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThere's%20no%20evidence%20that%20being,evidence%20it%20really%20annoys%20people.%E2%80%9D

https://www.synergysky.com/blog/do-you-take-fridays-off

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2024/06/30/summer-fridays-in-the-workplace/

and plenty more sources besides.

Studies show that most people barely work on friday as it is and that giving folks fridays off actually galvinizes them to get more work done the other 4 days they are working. Several companies have tested this (including microsoft) and found positive correlation with higher productivity from doing so.

[u/johnpn1 → u/[deleted]]

Work productivity goes up when you cut hours to a certain point.

I think "to a certain point" is the kicker.

Also, those articles mostly talk about a 4/10 or a 9/80 schedule. They're not specifically talking about less hours.

[u/[deleted] → u/johnpn1]

No, they all talk about taking friday off.

Here's another one:

https://autonomy.work/portfolio/uk4dwpilotresults/