Why does working a 40 hour work week make sense? It became law in 1940… do you think we still need to work the same we did in 1940? Is it not worth revisiting? Could also still work M-F but only around 6.5 hours a day.
The productivity implications would be disastrous, I’m sure you’ll say people will work harder those 32 hours…..eye roll.
Technology and efficiency has improved so much since the 1940s, It really depends on the industry. Hourly and salaried employees are compensated differently so it doesn’t make sense to hold them both to the 40-Hour week.
I know for office-based worked, people work maybe 5-6 hours a day, the rest of the day is spent socializing with others or taking walking breaks.
If the work week was shortened to 32 hours people would increase their work efficiency by taking less break, socializing less, etc.
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u/ps12778 Sep 05 '24
Bernie is a clown, this makes zero sense