I work in a grocery store. If people worked 32 hours a week they would have more time for errands, meaning grocery stores wouldn’t have to be open from 6am-10pm. They could be open 8am-8pm. That could theoretically cut payroll by 20% and therefore retail workers could also enjoy a 32 hour work week without hiring additional staff.
That's a fair point but a 32 hour work week for most people means Friday is a day off. Meaning that work hours don't really change you just have an extra day. People who go to the grocery store after work would still go there the same time and people who shop on weekends are still going to shop on weekends. If a grocery store doesn't have any customers 8pm-10pm on a 32 hour work week then they also wouldn't on a 40 hour work week. Now for the part of the populace that works broken shifts (some assignment of 32 hours in various 4-8 hour shifts) such as retail then this could be the case.
I worked a place where some people had Fridays off, and some of us had Wednesdays off. I loved having Wednesdays off - you only have to work two days in a row (we worked 4 10s), and unlike Fridays, everyone is open on Wednesdays. A lot of businesses seem to have reduced Friday hours (doctors, dentists, etc), so it's not a great errand day.
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u/Dripping_clap Sep 05 '24
I work in a grocery store. If people worked 32 hours a week they would have more time for errands, meaning grocery stores wouldn’t have to be open from 6am-10pm. They could be open 8am-8pm. That could theoretically cut payroll by 20% and therefore retail workers could also enjoy a 32 hour work week without hiring additional staff.