Website review: High gas prices prompt call for 4-d...
LafnLion discovered this in USA
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LafnLion discovered 2 months ago- The high cost of fuel is bringing back another initiative from the 1970s - a workweek of 4 10-hour days, which would cut commuter gas consumption by 20%. Of course, that assumes that on the extra day off the person doesn't go anywhere.
- alsmtns rated 8 weeks ago
- Not sure that there would be such a savings. True ... would you really not go anywhere on your extra day off? 4 day work weeks though I have found very productive in the resort town I have lived in. People cherish the extra day to get outside in the mountains. Less productivity with the extra day off? Slackers are slackers whether they work a 4 or 5 day work week.
- poogie777 rated 8 weeks ago
- I think 4 day work weeks would be great for those who work outside the home. Some places are already incorporating 4 day work weeks.
- ShrineGuard rated 9 weeks ago
- Interesting concept. Bad part is that if a bunch of local governments decided to take up this idea, we'd end up with three, not just two, days where we couldn't easily get in touch with plenty of municipal services. I'd rather them have a seven-day workweek.
- jeterfan rated 2 months ago
- Call for a 4-Day work week due to high gas prices. I'm all for it!!!
- Thanatossassin rated 2 months ago
- 3 day weekends? I'm down
- markchenjd rated 2 months ago
- Okay, I understand that a four day work-week will result in 20% fewer trips to the office and back, but I'd like to hear how it results in a 40% savings in oil consumption.
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say it would be more like a 10% savings (assuming people travel half as much on days off as they do on work days, on average).
It's possible that there's also a large savings associated with closing down businesses for an additional day, but again, I want to see the numbers. - Okay, I understand that a four day work-week will result in 20% fewer trips to the office and back, but I'd like to hear how it results in a 40% savings in oil consumption.
- rattler201 rated 2 months ago
- Sounds like a good idea, but really it would just backfire. This would most definitely lead to less productivity because of the extra day off and the rearranging of schedules, adding more pressure to employees on working days, etc. The real answer is too, wait for it, wait for it, stop using gasoline!!!!!!!!!!
- amateur6 rated 2 months ago
- From the page: "Working four days instead of five would mean 20 percent fewer trips to and from work, reducing oil consumption by an estimated 40 percent."
What kind of math is that? BAD math. For one thing, 20% fewer trips in plus 20% trips fewer home does NOT equal 40% savings. For another, that assumes that you don't drive an equal amount when you're not commuting -- certainly NOT the case for many of us.
Not that I dislike the idea of four 10-hour days (though I'd rather see four 8-hour days); it's just not going to result in a massive oil savings. - From the page: "Working four days instead of five would mean 20 percent fewer trips to and from work, reducing oil consumption by an estimated 40 percent."
