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Folks who work the Reduced Work Week or Compressed Work Week, how has it effected your life? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 4 months ago by gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/37012762

Reduced Work Week and Compressed Work Week are a (relatively) new concept that some Annualised Hours Contract workplaces are doing

Reduced: You work 4 days of 7.5 hours, adding up to 30 hours weekly, you get paid the same as if you worked 5 days of 7.5 hours (37.5 hours)

Compressed: You work 4 days of 9.5 hours, adding up to 37.5 hours weekly, you get paid the same as if you worked 5 days of 7.5 hours (37.5 hours)

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[–] slowtrain33@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I worked a 4-10 in 2014, but also worked 20 hours on the weekend driving for uber. Combined I only made about 40k, so definitely not worth it.

Now I work a “normal” week, but from home with no weekend work, and make $150k. I also only do like 10 hours of actual work per week, so I prefer this situation…

But I’m voluntarily giving this job up next month and moving to a country where I’ll probably work 9 hours a day, 5 days a week, making 30k… because I don’t want to support America with my taxes any more, and because I want my family to be safe.

But yeah, if we’re talking same job but shorter week, I would choose the shorter week every time.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Can i have your 10-hour $150k job when you're done with it?

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