It often feels like there are only 3 productive hours in typical American white collar work day.

What if we just cut out the rest?

Edit: Some great responses. So responses must have also been said about the 5 day and 40 hour work weeks.

  • fraksken
    8·
    2 months ago

    Ok. Let’s say we have 4 hour workdays, 4 day work weeks. Not just for white collar.

    A business would require to hire 2 more people to cover a 24h continuous prosuction line (3 8h shifts to 5 4h shifts).

    there would be more employment and higher productivity. More happiness I suspect.

    I’d take it.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
      3·
      2 months ago

      A lot has been said about that when talking about universal basic income. The idea is that people could work half shifts and make the rest up under UBI

      • fraksken
        2·
        2 months ago

        you are entirely correct., and the first person to spot my simple math mistake.

        thanks for correcting 😊