Sixty-one companies in the United Kingdom joined a pilot program in June 2022 in which they reduced their employees' workweek to four days—with no reduction in salary—and eight months later, 91% of them say they have no plans to go back to a five-day week.
I'm fortunate enough to have the closest North American equivalent, which is working 4 10-hour days. I don't know what I'm going to do if I lose this job because the perpetual 3-day weekend has done wonders for my quality of life. I actually have time to do things now- just not on a work day, which was already the case with the 8-hour day.
The thing I miss the most about working in a hospital are the 12 hour days and 3 days a week schedule. Working 8 hour days 5 days a week fucking sucks and I can't ever fully decompress after a bad day so I've just progressively built up so much stress.
Same, it's incredible. Having that extra day means that I have a whole day to dedicate to doing tasks for myself. Whereas on a 2 day weekend you have to decide which of the three you aren't going to do 1)flat on your back recovery 2)socialize with friends and family 3) personal improvement and chores.
Also any tasks that require you to interface with some sort of 9-5 business that you were rushing to either before or after work can now be visited leisurely.
It's like having two Saturdays and the Sundays aren't as depressing