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Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by nr2x »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #26
nr2x wrote: post #18

It’s an interesting question. I’m at a fairly senior level so aside from meetings I’d say my work is semi-continuous as I think about the problems I’m working on regardless of if I’m at my desk or not. So I don’t really think the “hours on the clock” paradigm applies in one sense. It’s not unusual for me to knock out a couple casual meetings on Friday morning then just sign off and go for a hike. But again, there’s a…

Same, mix in the 6 AM Tokyo meetings and the 8 PM Seoul and you have to take afternoons off to stay sane.

Ha, I’m in PST working with a lot of people in EEA. So yeah, if I’m taking a 7am meeting I’m clocking out “early”.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by DiggyJohnson »

DawnQFunk2 wrote: post #39
adventured wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> My life is so good right now despite the world being terrible. The world is overwhelmingly amazing, not terrible. For the majority of people this is one of the best times to be alive in all of human history. Rivaled only by the years prior to the pandemic.

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You can disagree strongly without ridiculous hyperbole. GP doesn’t deserve to be banned for being a radical optimist, get a grip.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by hobo_mark »

Nimitz14 wrote: post #25

Yup, in switzerland. The work-life balance is amazing. I asked for it when negotiating the job offer, employer had to accept since there were no other candidates and I was a perfect fit. Tired of being the most knowledgeable person in the room though, so accepted a full-time position in the US I will change to soon.

So... are they hiring? :)

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by Cockbrand »

German here, where part-time arrangements in tech are somewhat normal. I negotiated my 32 hour work week right at the beginning, and there was no discussion about it, and none was expected.

I kind of get only an 80% salary, which seems a bit unfair as studies prove that part-time workers are more efficient [1], but the way better work-life balance is definitely worth it.

[1] Researching the validity of this claim is left as an exercise for the reader.

[EDIT] I have Wednesdays off, which is fantastic and somewhat based on science: https://www.rdasia.com/healthsmart/conditions/mental-health/...

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by macNchz »

nr2x wrote: post #18

It’s an interesting question. I’m at a fairly senior level so aside from meetings I’d say my work is semi-continuous as I think about the problems I’m working on regardless of if I’m at my desk or not. So I don’t really think the “hours on the clock” paradigm applies in one sense. It’s not unusual for me to knock out a couple casual meetings on Friday morning then just sign off and go for a hike. But again, there’s a…

> Is that a 4 day week? Is it 4.5? Is it 7? I dunno!

To me that sounds like 4.5 days–in this modern work environment I see “working days” as days where there is an expectation of availability and/or action. An off day therefore should involve no expectation that you’re reachable, or that you’ll make outwardly visible progress on your projects.

Personally I really try not to work weekends, but some weekend days I’ll have an idea, or feel the need to get ahead of things, and I’ll do some work. I don’t consider myself to have a six day a week job in that case–nobody has the expectation that I’m reachable then or that things on my todo list will be getting checked off.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by jokethrowaway »

adventured wrote: post #30
Apreche wrote: post #19

I just recently started a 32 hour a week salaried job. Here’s my story. I was at a very good job. My ultimate goal is to just go to the beach and not work at all. I realized that’s too big of a leap, so I set a shorter term more realistic goal of working 4 days a week. My employer at the time rejected the idea, so instead of ignoring recruiters like usual, I answered them. If a job wasn’t immoral, the interview proce…

> My life is so good right now despite the world being terrible. The world is overwhelmingly amazing, not terrible. For the majority of people this is one of the best times to be alive in all of human history. Rivaled only by the years prior to the pandemic.

The pandemic is still ongoing, plenty of countries still enforce masks.

Inflation is indirectly taxing people more and more and our society is going to hell because wealthy people brainwash people and destroy families.

Governments all around the world are becoming closer and closer to China every day.

Sure, we may have more technology nowadays (thanks capitalism) - but frankly I would have preferred being born in the 50s.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by na85 »

adventured wrote: post #30
Apreche wrote: post #19

I just recently started a 32 hour a week salaried job. Here’s my story. I was at a very good job. My ultimate goal is to just go to the beach and not work at all. I realized that’s too big of a leap, so I set a shorter term more realistic goal of working 4 days a week. My employer at the time rejected the idea, so instead of ignoring recruiters like usual, I answered them. If a job wasn’t immoral, the interview proce…

> My life is so good right now despite the world being terrible. The world is overwhelmingly amazing, not terrible. For the majority of people this is one of the best times to be alive in all of human history. Rivaled only by the years prior to the pandemic.

The world is objectively a shitty, awful place for billions of people.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by roey2009 »

Group_B wrote: post #38
roey2009 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

War, Deglobalization, Climate Change, Resource scarcity, Economic bubbles. What the fuck are you on about, the world is olympic diving into the garbage heap. Edit: If you downvote, please have the decency to explain your reasoning. Are you saying this opinion is incorrect? Why? It is to my understanding a race against time, when concerning climate change alone. One we are losing. Do you just dislike hearing about it?

As if none of that existed in the past?

Are you of a differing opinion? If so, I am desperate for some hope.

Re: Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?

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Post by SaltyBackendGuy »

na85 wrote: post #48
adventured wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> My life is so good right now despite the world being terrible. The world is overwhelmingly amazing, not terrible. For the majority of people this is one of the best times to be alive in all of human history. Rivaled only by the years prior to the pandemic.

The world is objectively a shitty, awful place for billions of people.

When in history has that not been true?
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