I guess I’m actually a strong data point for the four day work week. I have never been psychologically stable on a five day work week. On every five day schedule, I shake myself apart. I end up suicidally anxious and depressed, have repeatedly considered inpatient treatment. I worked four days at my last job and work four at my current job. I was/am the highest performing employee at both of these jobs. I even enjoy the longer hours per day. I get the dip in productivity at hour 5-6 that people have mentioned in here, but I just need a break for lunch and caffeine to have another four or five hours outperforming my coworkers. It’s that third day off that I need, the one in the middle that doesn’t touch any workday. If I get that one untethered day, I show back up enthusiastic and ready to kick ass. It definitely helps that I genuinely love my industry and job overall (I work at a dispensary, which is very important to me) but that didn’t stop my latest attempt at a five day work week from trying to kill me like all the others.
Same here. I’m a fiber tech for a cable company, and working 4×10’s are awesome. I only work 2 extra hours, and I barely get more work than I did when I worked 8 hours.
I guess I’m actually a strong data point for the four day work week. I have never been psychologically stable on a five day work week. On every five day schedule, I shake myself apart. I end up suicidally anxious and depressed, have repeatedly considered inpatient treatment. I worked four days at my last job and work four at my current job. I was/am the highest performing employee at both of these jobs. I even enjoy the longer hours per day. I get the dip in productivity at hour 5-6 that people have mentioned in here, but I just need a break for lunch and caffeine to have another four or five hours outperforming my coworkers. It’s that third day off that I need, the one in the middle that doesn’t touch any workday. If I get that one untethered day, I show back up enthusiastic and ready to kick ass. It definitely helps that I genuinely love my industry and job overall (I work at a dispensary, which is very important to me) but that didn’t stop my latest attempt at a five day work week from trying to kill me like all the others.
Same here. I’m a fiber tech for a cable company, and working 4×10’s are awesome. I only work 2 extra hours, and I barely get more work than I did when I worked 8 hours.
It’s fucking awesome😃