Four Day Work Week

[soonerhubs]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363546,00.html

I see nothing wrong with this, and I suppose most folks would enjoy the 3 day weekend being a more permanent event.

I'd be more than happy to work the 4 Tens versus the 5 Eights Then again in my construction days we were obliged to work 7 Twelves so short work weeks seem quite nice.
What do ya'll think?

[soonerbrat]

we work 8 9's and 1 8 hour day every 2 weeks and have every other friday off..i like that too.

[Bone]

4 10s would be awesome. The weekend would be so much more useful for taking short trips. This would also potentially give you some 4-day weekends built-in.

[John Kochtoston]

4 10s would be awesome....

http://www.mydigitallife.co.za/images/BO!/bo_derek_gallery_main.jpg

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Yeah, I can see where that would be pretty cool.

[Viking Kitten]

I think four 10-hour days is a great idea. Unfortunately, people are so resistant to change that it will take years to fully implement if it ever happens at all. And because of the field I work in it will most likely never happen for me.

As far as my commute goes, I calculated yesterday it would only take me 30 minutes to get to work if I rode a bicycle. So I'm thinking that may be my solution.

[sooner_born_1960]

The only reason most of the people in my office couldn't telecomute 2 or 3 days a week is management resistance.

[OUDoc]

I should just diagnose people over the internet, it's what I do here for free anyway. :)

[OU-HSV]

Funny this thread came about.
Today is my first Friday off on my new schedule of 4/10's. I'm excited about the 3 day weekend. I only go into work a half hour earlier than my normal routine and instead of an hour lunch, I take half hour. Oddly enough only waking up 30 minutes earlier in the a.m. has been hard to adjust to this week. But I'll get used to it and I'll love having Fridays off.

[soonerhubs]

Funny this thread came about.
Today is my first Friday off on my new schedule of 4/10's. I'm excited about the 3 day weekend. I only go into work a half hour earlier than my normal routine and instead of an hour lunch, I take half hour. Oddly enough only waking up 30 minutes earlier in the a.m. has been hard to adjust to this week. But I'll get used to it and I'll love having Fridays off.

That's awesome. Have a great weekend.

[trey]

i've been working 4/10's for years. it's great. i never miss work when i fly out for football games.

[OU-HSV]

That's awesome. Have a great weekend.

Thanks. Was gonna mow today, but it rained a lot, so scratch that deal :)

[Bone]

Yeah, I can see where that would be pretty cool.

Not a 10.

[Frozen Sooner]

Big fan of 4/10s. People with kids in daycare tend to hate them, though.

[yermom]

Not a 10.


um, that's the 10

[stoopified]

I have worked 5 eights awek and the 4 ten hour day shift,I prefer the eights.The last two hours makes for more fatigue and I had no energy for activity or family after a 10 hour day.The way I aiways said it was that eight hour days each day ended quickly but the week was longer.Conversely on ten hour shift each day took forever but the week was over quicker.If you have to work OT on the end of a ten hour day it is a B!TCH.

[King Crimson]

i'd be all for it, but it wouldn't have much effect on service industries particularly those oriented towards entertainment/leisure since people would have an extra "weekend" day to go the movies or drop some coin at the fancy restaurant.

i suppose it help them financially, but the work force in those industries would be largely unaffected.

my version of it was in professional kitchens i always preferred to work a couple doubles and take the extra day off....but, if you are 'running thangs' you don't really ever leave.

[Bone]

um, that's the 10

Her face isn't that appealing to me.

[soonerbrat]

Her face isn't that appealing to me.

you're looking at her face?

[OU-HSV]

you're looking at her face?

Heh, that's what I was thinking

[47straight]

I think I'm supposed to work 5 11's and a 4

[yermom]

i was kinda thinking about 2 20's

[King Crimson]

i was kinda thinking about 2 20's

so, what your into is basically a three-some with two siamese twin Bo Dereks.

wow. that's imagination right there, my hat is off to you sir. :texan:

[mikeelikee]

4 10's and a three-day weekend--I'm IN! Let's start next week!

[Bone]

you're looking at her face?

You've got to have the whole package to be a 10. Would you still consider her a 10 if she had this face?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/biocub/real-ugly-face.jpg

[OU-HSV]

You've got to have the whole package to be a 10. Would you still consider her a 10 if she had this face?

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l282/biocub/real-ugly-face.jpg

Is that Michael Jackson after the latest operation?

[crawfish]

I work four tens a week. Of course, I also have to work that fifth ten as well. And sometimes a sixth. :mad:

Thank goodness for telecommuting. :)

[yermom]

yeah, for a while i was working 5 10's and an 8, maybe 2 8's

that job sucked

of course at my current job i worked a 30 and a few 6's a couple times

thankfully that hasn't happened in a while

[Frozen Sooner]

I'm in the middle of two weeks of 6 10s. I may be able to sneak out tomorrow for the afternoon, though.

[King Crimson]

when i was a sous-chef i'd generally work 11 hours a day, 5 days a week....and about 6 on another. the 6 hour day was referred to by one of my chef's as "having a half a day off". in his mind, i had 1.5 days off.

all for a whopping $2700 a month.

[OU-HSV]

For all you that are at work today....sucks to be you! :D
This is my second week to work 4/10's. I love it,the week flew by and now I'm enjoying the beginning of my 3 day weekend. Which will be mostly dedicated to some yard work and watching the US Open.

[sooneron]

What land of make believe are you guys in? 40 hour week? I start a job next week on wednesday and I bet I work 35-36 hours from Wed to Fri. You guys have it easy.

[yermom]

i'm just praying for few calls after 5 today :O

[JohnnyMack]

4 10's. Yeah right.

Try 6 12's when I'm travelling, 5 9's when I'm not

Razy 'Merican Workahs

[Partial Qualifier]

Four tens? can we settle on a single forty, yo.




http://www.freewebs.com/suicidalsouljah/Images/40ozMONEY.jpg

[Frozen Sooner]

i was kinda thinking about 2 20's

Get two more and your WRX will be pretty fly.

[r5TPsooner]

While I was going to OU I used to load trucks at this company called Malone's Foods in Norman. That was like 1992-1996. We used to work Sunday thru Wednesday but of course we usually pulled in 48 hr work weeks. It was a pretty cool set-up and I figure that if I would have been working a normal work week, I would have never of had the chance to meet Mrs. r5 on campus corner one Friday nite. We went in at 4pm and got off around 1am except on Sunday in which we went in at 2pm and got outta there most times by midnite.

[RacerX]

We're getting ready to offer 4 10s and telecommuting for jobs where it will work out.

That's a huge leap forward for our management.

[StoopTroup]

4 8's.

Anything over 32 hours per week up to 48 hours is time and one half.

Over 48...dOUble time!

[Scott D]

City of Detroit just approved switching to 4 day work weeks for city employees, and now the county I live in is in the process of switching to 4 day work weeks as well. Conceptually it looks like they'll both be switching to 4 10hr days to "save on gas and milage". Which just means that everyone will waste more gas on that extra day off ;)

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

We're getting ready to offer 4 10s and telecommuting for jobs where it will work out.

That's a huge leap forward for our management.We're discussing the option of 4 9's and an 8 one week and 4 9's and an off Friday the next week.