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Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« on: July 03, 2008, 09:23:24 PM » |
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I've been hearing rumors of this on the horizon for a while. Would you prefer a compressed workweek? Utah is going to a 4-day workweek to save energy http://www.sfgate.com/cgi...3/national/a111533D42.DTLStarting next month, it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday."
In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses, Utah is about to become the first state to switch to a four-day workweek for thousands of government employees.
They will put in 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday, and have Fridays off, freeing them to golf, shop, spend time with the kids or do anything else that strikes their fancy. They will get paid the same as before.
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Uisce Beatha
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2008, 09:29:48 PM » |
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Weeeellll... I guess the train will be less crowded on Fridays.
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2008, 10:00:51 PM » |
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*fudge*... 10 hour days I'd love to have that luxury
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 10:12:01 PM » |
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We need it. What with Sunday being shot, and Saturday being that special day we get ready for Sunday, there's not much of a weekend.
Personally, I'd love to work 4 tens. The wife works 3 13s and that's pretty damn cool too.
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 10:18:05 PM » |
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We need it. What with Sunday being shot, and Saturday being that special day we get ready for Sunday, there's not much of a weekend.
Personally, I'd love to work 4 tens. The wife works 3 13s and that's pretty damn cool too.
Firefighters work 2 24s and get to drive around in a big red truck to boot. |
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 10:21:10 PM » |
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*fudge*... 10 hour days I'd love to have that luxury
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2008, 10:26:37 PM » |
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That's a real purdy chart you got there.
What's it mean?? As near as I can tell it's certainly not the percentage of bastards per country otherwise we'd be at the top
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2008, 10:37:11 PM » |
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That's the number of hours per year that you're not putting a shrimp on the barbie and drinking a Foster's.
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2008, 03:29:07 AM » |
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I've been working that for 8 years now. The longer weekends are nice.
My schedule has changed a bit now but I still have 3 days off. I work M-T-T-F, 12 hour days.
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2008, 03:38:29 AM » |
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leave it to utah to screw it up and not have half the people work m-t and half t-f so you don't lose your highly paid for guberment services for an extra day. pffft  |
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2008, 06:30:50 AM » |
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leave it to utah to screw it up and not have half the people work m-t and half t-f so you don't lose your highly paid for guberment services for an extra day. pffft I haven't walked into or phoned a federal/state gubermint office in at least 15 years. I wonder if I can get some of my money back. |
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2008, 06:40:00 AM » |
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leave it to utah to screw it up and not have half the people work m-t and half t-f so you don't lose your highly paid for guberment services for an extra day. pffft I haven't walked into or phoned a federal/state gubermint office in at least 15 years. I wonder if I can get some of my money back. oh so now it's all about you.   |
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women are like tornados. In the beginning there's a lot of sucking and blowing. In the end, the car's gone, the house is gone..
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2008, 06:41:00 AM » |
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leave it to utah to screw it up and not have half the people work m-t and half t-f so you don't lose your highly paid for guberment services for an extra day. pffft I haven't walked into or phoned a federal/state gubermint office in at least 15 years. I wonder if I can get some of my money back. oh so now it's all about you. Well.... yeah.  |
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2008, 07:10:50 AM » |
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i wish. i'm in the office now. i just love 'merka so much i'm working when i shouldn't be, just for her good....
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Re: Four Day Workweek / Compressed Work Week
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2008, 07:24:03 AM » |
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..... for her good....
You wanna crown her, then crown her ass. With brotherhood. |
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