• Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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      1 month ago

      In 1924, the average family worked 40 hours a week. Now it works 80. That’s what happens when you double the workforce and fail to change anything else.

      A 20 hour workweek is equivalent to what our great grandparents were doing. Society CAN afford it. It’s just a matter of fighting for it.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I live in the US. As a rule, I work a four day week with a three day weekend. I’ve turned down jobs because they didn’t offer it as an option.

      Unfortunately, the week I work is 4x10. I’d certainly rather have one day a week rather than two hours a day, but both would be far preferable.

      I still end up regularly logging in on Fridays because of people with unimportant meetings and inflexible schedules.