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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Or if you hire more personnel. Overtime work is more expensive anyway.

Btw, the overwhelmingly positive field study in the UK over the 4-day week...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

no no, he means free overtime. Like a reverse "20% policy"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

"We only pay for four days and you work the remaining on your free time."

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In the US, salaried engineers are exempt from overtime pay regulations. He is telling them to work 20 extra hours, with no extra pay.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Vs. 1 day less work with the same pay being more productive. But it's not about work-live-balance or productivity.