*4 day work week, even lower wages

I've been noting the rise in the push for this from neolibs, generally proponents of Keynesianism.

  • YuriMihalkov [comrade/them,any]
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    2 years ago

    the concept of sitting in front of a computer in an office, surrounded by the same people for eight hours is already insane to me

    I really do wonder how much productivity the average office worker eking out of the final two hours of an eight hour shift, nevermind the last two of a ten hour shift?

    • Mrtryfe [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      There is no productivity. I think it's generally the case that after 4-5 hours, worker productivity takes a complete nosedive. The rest is just bullshit busywork in the way of browsing reddit or being on your phone all day. This isn't restricted to office jobs either. I've done a ton of manual labor jobs, and downtime makes up most of your hours.

      • Steve2 [any]
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        2 years ago

        Takes an hour to get going, do work for a couple hours. Long stretchy lunch and bull shit meetings that shouldve been emails. Fire off a couple more hours then piss around until it looks like you can leave without raising eyebrows. Stick to that for a few months and some light automation of tasks you can and you will, no shit, be the most productive employee in an office job.