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I have previously worked 3 days a week in Berlin as it's the law to allow you to do so for 3 years after your child is born.
I think 3 days a week is definitely the most optimal as it's 4 days off 3 days on per week. Meaning the balance is in favour for your personal time.
As for how I negotiated it, I just told my manager I wanted to do it. He was like "well, if it's that or lose you, sure." Part time is not very common where I work, so approval had to go up to VP level but was not a problem. I'm paid 50% of what I was paid before, I didn't feel the need to negotiate this. Full benefits.
My nominal work week is 8h+8h+4h, but when we've had deadlines I've also done 4 full weeks and them 4 weeks off. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Still, I can’t picture myself doing it all year around… maybe because I don’t have kids… I would prefer a shorter workday
Also, Friday off, but that it taken out of your own paid leave days!!
I guess this was a big deal 30-40-50 years ago when it was setup, especially for factory workers, but it’s 2022, come on!
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You wouldn’t get tired of the beach if you went every day?
Absolutely not. I would live in a beach house, and I would indeed spend many hours laying in the sand, swimming in the ocean, etc. But I wouldn't literally spend the entire rest of my life doing nothing else at all. There would be socializing with friends and family, traveling, and taking care of my affairs. I would also spend plenty of time on hobbies of all sorts. The key is that I would be living a life of complet…
With you all the way in this, including the probably unachievable part. starts to shed a tear
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4 x 10 hours or 4 x 8?
This is an important distinction, but personally I think I prefer 4x10 over 5x8. Productivity will probably be better too.
I don't abuse this deal: When I really want to get things finished, or when there's something critical, of course it happens that I am still at work Friday 4PM. It works the other way, too: When there's something critical at home (and no planned interaction at work), I may not show up at all, and it is Ok.
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You wouldn’t get tired of the beach if you went every day?
Absolutely not. I would live in a beach house, and I would indeed spend many hours laying in the sand, swimming in the ocean, etc. But I wouldn't literally spend the entire rest of my life doing nothing else at all. There would be socializing with friends and family, traveling, and taking care of my affairs. I would also spend plenty of time on hobbies of all sorts. The key is that I would be living a life of complet…
I'm not sure any system will let you live this life without a significant investment back into it, first.
I really loved the feeling of a 3 day weekend every week- it felt as if you were off work half of the time.
Eventually, somebody in the organisation decided that everbody had to work 100%, so I was given a 25% pay rise and told to turn up on Fridays.
In terms of work capacity, I feel like I delivered pretty much the same to the organisation at 80% as I did at 100%
Yes. I’m a contractor at a large IT integrator in Australia. It helps that my boss was (see below) a good friend. I think it was mid-last-year, I just realised I’d be mentally healthier if I worked 4 days a week. So I said, I’m going to start working 4 days a week. And he said, okay. Because he’s great. And it is glorious . You go from spending almost three-quarters of your life at work (71.4%) to just over half (57.…
thank you!!!!!
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You wouldn’t get tired of the beach if you went every day?
Unlike the two people who replied to you, I would 100% get tired of the beach within... 2 hours.