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The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week.

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  • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI This user is from outside of this forum
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    ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net
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    The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

    E richallum@mastodon.socialR janl@narrativ.esJ lovestha@floss.socialL kitten_tech@fosstodon.orgK 8 Replies Last reply
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    • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

      The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

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      essexman@mastodon.social
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      @ianbetteridge just watch it doesn’t affect your pension

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      • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

        The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

        richallum@mastodon.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
        richallum@mastodon.socialR This user is from outside of this forum
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        @ianbetteridge did the same a year ago and it’s made a big difference.

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        • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

          The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

          janl@narrativ.esJ This user is from outside of this forum
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          @ianbetteridge yeah I’m never going back.

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          • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

            The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

            lovestha@floss.socialL This user is from outside of this forum
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            @ianbetteridge I did 4x10 for a year shortly after graduating.

            It was a very fun year.

            (I know that isn't what you are suggesting)

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            • E essexman@mastodon.social

              @ianbetteridge just watch it doesn’t affect your pension

              ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI This user is from outside of this forum
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              @essexman That is a very good point

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                @cmniciosaig Absolutely. And for me I think it will make retiring easier too - I’m only five or six years off it, and I suspect going from five days a week to zero would be a bit of a shock.

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                • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

                  The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

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                  @ianbetteridge I'm desperate to find a way to do this. Full time job plus being a carer leaves precious little time and energy for me to be me right now.

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                  • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

                    The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

                    jontringham@mas.toJ This user is from outside of this forum
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                    @ianbetteridge the company I work for allows a nine day fortnight, as long as the work gets done. A four day week would be even nicer, but it’s a good start and made such a difference.

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                    • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

                      The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

                      anneke@front-end.socialA This user is from outside of this forum
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                      @ianbetteridge I do but then in my country as a woman you get called “a part-time princess” 🫠

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                      • jontringham@mas.toJ jontringham@mas.to

                        @ianbetteridge the company I work for allows a nine day fortnight, as long as the work gets done. A four day week would be even nicer, but it’s a good start and made such a difference.

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                        @jontringham @ianbetteridge

                        "as long as the work gets done" is NOT working less, it's just more flexibility and if salary is also lowered totally exploitative.

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                        • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

                          @essexman That is a very good point

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                          @ianbetteridge @essexman
                          Honestly, I am more than willing to accept a lower pension (in an far, unforeseeable future) in exchange to a better life right now and during decades.

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                          • ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.netI ianbetteridge@social.vivaldi.net

                            The best decision I made in my working life was dropping to a four day week. Seriously, if you can make it work economically, do it.

                            schrotthaufen@mastodon.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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                            @ianbetteridge I honestly think we need to make the 32h work week the new default full time. There’s enough studies that support this change.

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                              @jontringham @ianbetteridge

                              "as long as the work gets done" is NOT working less, it's just more flexibility and if salary is also lowered totally exploitative.

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                              @L___ @ianbetteridge salaries didn’t change, and most people find they are more productive during those nine days so there’s been no issue with the work getting done. Everyone likes it.

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