4-day week in Singapore – some workers want it, but are businesses ready?

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[nickcarraway]

Some employees are understandably excited at talk of a four-day work week - but will it ever materialise, and at what cost?

Working long hours in the finance industry, Ms Jas Chua fell sick periodically due to the constant stress she was under.

She pushed herself for up to 12 hours, five days a week, and would check her emails even on weekends as “work never finishes”. This led to burnout every so often, and she would

“When you reach that burnt-out stage, it's very hard to recover … You're really far from your usual 100 per cent,” she said. She would work at “70 to 75 per cent” for weeks before getting back to speed, then the cycle repeated itself.

[nickcarraway]

[dynachrome]

I did 4 days a week (10 hour days) for several years. I liked it. Friday thru Monday.

[ealgeone]

my company offers flexible work arrangements including a 4x10 week.

I doubt though US corporations will adopt a 4 day week at 32 hours and still pay the same.

It's been an uphill battle just to get work from home without having to go to the office for one useless day...other than to say you were in the office.

wfh is the ONLY good thing to come out of the pandemic.

[Señor Presidente]

The corresponding timeline of the father would show him working his days in the office, followed by him working around the house all weekend on all the crap his 60hr job prevents him from doing during the week. He gets to use his days “off” for work no one else will or can do. Call me jaded :).

[nickcarraway]

Jaded.

[Organic Panic]

Almost all “help wanted” postings around here advertise 4 ten hour days. People like it. Not only save gas (now back at 6 a gallon) but they like the three day weekends.

[Organic Panic]

Exactly. And look at her stressful job in the cartoon. Reading an email. Sitting on a chair thinking. Sitting on a chair reading. Standing with a notepad.... I am tired just looking at it. Does her name happen to be Julia?