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My startup Goosechase switched to a 4 day week last summer and it's awesome. The two easiest ways to find companies already doing a 4 day week would likely be: 1. Dedicated 4 day week job boards, such as 4 Day Week ( https://4dayweek.io/ ). 2. Looking for articles highlighting companies with 4 day weeks, such as this piece from Angel ( https://angel.co/job-collections/20-startups-with-4-day-work... ).
In Germany, employers with more than 15 employees cannot deny the request of an employee to work only part-time without a strong reason (e.g. the company cannot operate without you because you are the only employee with a specific license). That said, it’s difficult to be a remote employee vs. a remote freelancer because of taxes and insurance law.
I've done that. They don't lower the meeting load. The overhead is fixed.
Also they want to 'own' you. It's a question of power. They felt personally insulted
At Automattic, you can do 4 days à 10 hours with 100% pay, 4 days à 8 hours with 80% pay, or 3 days à 8 hours with 60% pay. https://automattic.com/work-with-us/
Tech interviews have become anything goes free for alls for companies, who think they can do as they please.
This site is a start: https://4dayweek.io/
In most tech companies you can negotiate a lower number of days per week for lesser pay. In the last two decades I've been in the industry, I knew very junior people (early in their career) and very senior people doing 3-4 day workweek due to personal reasons in pretty much every company I worked in. It wasn't a big deal. Ability to take 3-6 month long unpaid breaks (sabbaticals), 4 weeks of PTOs, plus sick/carer lea…
My previous company had instituted the forced holiday once or twice a quarter and it was truly effective at getting people who never take time off to take a break. They tried to discontinue it after the pandemic receded a bit but people protested so they kept it in the end.
What arbitrary KPI did they point to as a reason for that decision?
Currently not hiring (will hire in the coming months again), but I run a small UI/UX design agency where we help B2B software teams design cleaner & more user friendly products [1]. A 4-day workweek is a core part of our culture. It dramatically increased productivity, increased energy levels and reduced overall mental pressure. The way we make it work is to not have everyone be away during the same day. It’s really…
(four day work week proponent, no other affiliation)
Currently not hiring (will hire in the coming months again), but I run a small UI/UX design agency where we help B2B software teams design cleaner & more user friendly products [1]. A 4-day workweek is a core part of our culture. It dramatically increased productivity, increased energy levels and reduced overall mental pressure. The way we make it work is to not have everyone be away during the same day. It’s really…
This is awesome to hear. Check out 4dayweek.io for opportunities to surface this to candidates. (four day work week proponent, no other affiliation)
Let me know if you want to get added @krm01 :)
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I have not seen anything about 90 sick-days in any contract with an employer ever, even when I was still a regular 'waged' employee. Even if you get serious ill your employer has to pay, so from what I know, employers need to insure themselves against this. Only after 2 years are they off the hook and will people be transferred to disability pay if required. In some sense, discussing about 90 days vs. 'unlimited' sic…
> I have not seen anything about 90 sick-days in any contract with an employer ever, even when I was still a regular 'waged' employee Have you checked your national insurance conditions? In Austria this also isn't in any employment contract because it's ratified in the national health insurance agreement everyone working here must have, which limits everyone to 90 days sick leave but many people don't know this and t…
https://dutchreview.com/expat/sick-leave-netherlands/
The two years I mentioned are right.
In most tech companies you can negotiate a lower number of days per week for lesser pay. In the last two decades I've been in the industry, I knew very junior people (early in their career) and very senior people doing 3-4 day workweek due to personal reasons in pretty much every company I worked in. It wasn't a big deal. Ability to take 3-6 month long unpaid breaks (sabbaticals), 4 weeks of PTOs, plus sick/carer lea…
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Important to know Europe doesn't calculate time offs like the US does. In the US, if you take 4 weeks off, it's 20 days PTO. In Europe it's 28-30.
Which countries do it like this? At least at where I've worked in the UK, only the days where you would've normally been at work are counted.