This Country In Europe Started A 4-Day Work Week And It Was A Complete Success

[Charlemagne]

This Country In Europe Started A 4-Day Work Week And It Was A Complete Success - 6ixBuzz

A new study in Iceland showed people who worked four-days a week are much happier, have a better work-life balance and are less stressed out.

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[TeeJay]

Iceland?
As in the same country who's economy collapsed and requires emergency handouts from the EU & IMF?

Where 13% of people live below the poverty line? And 8% unemployment are normal?

The country that has like 20% of its economy based on tourism (during pandemic years how is that working out for you)

You are desperate Charl that is such a ridiculous fluff piece even by your lack of standards


The only reason a 4 day workweek is even possible is due to the service industry making up nearly all their jobs
The country does not produce anything whatsoever

Nicola Sturgeon: Why governments should prioritize well-being

In 2018, Scotland, Iceland and New Zealand established the network of Wellbeing Economy Governments to challenge the acceptance of GDP as the ultimate measure of a country's success. In this visionary talk, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon explains the far-reaching implications of a...

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[jcpro]

I happen to like working 6 days per week. I like the hours, I like the money, I enjoy my job and the prospect of a three day weekend leaves me cold.

 

[Goodoer]

I'd love 3-day weekends as I find them to be more relaxing that full week-long vacations. I can easily do 40 hours in 4 days.

Iceland is a shitty example though...

 

[fall]

I like Fridays. You just sit at work, do nothing, and thinking about all the nice things you plan for the weekend. On the other hand, Thursdays are even better as you are still doing nothing and looking forward toward the Friday tomorrow.

Boss to his employee:
- You are late to work five days in the row. Why?
- Because today is Friday

 

[glamphotographer]

Happier people lead to fewer deaths, suicides, murders, crime and live longer.

Americans: WTF! that's evil, it's socialism, it's communism. Buy a Glock instead.

 

[Darts]

Iceland was one of the PIIGS during the great recession of 08. I think they are heading for another PIG. Do not, repeat, do not invest in anything Icelandic.

"They left bond- and shareholders out in the cold. If you were dumb enough to throw all your eggs in one basket and own exclusively Icelandic shares and bonds, then you were broke. It nearly killed Iceland’s economy and people demonstrated for government support."

PIIGS are now PIGS as no one talks about Iceland anymore | infovestment (wordpress.com)

 

[jalimon]

Japan encourages a 4 day work week since 2019. Microsoft has jump in and saw an increase in productivity. Google too I beleive along with many other corporation. But the thing is it's not like they do 40h down there haha it's more like they fit in 60 in 4 days

 

[Darts]

The son of a neighbour is a firefighter. He works 72 hours a week. He works 24/3 when he is on duty. He eats and sleeps at the station so that counts as 24 hours and does that for 3 days so that works out to 72 hours. Then he gets the next week off.

 

[Goodoer]

The son of a neighbour is a firefighter. He works 72 hours a week. He works 24/3 when he is on duty. He eats and sleeps at the station so that counts as 24 hours and does that for 3 days so that works out to 72 hours. Then he gets the next week off.

Firefighters have it great…. Until they’re needed. I’m sure it gets weird for them both professionally and privately (home life).

 

[JackBurton]

I know a ton of people in Ontario that have 4 days on 4 days off.

I’m super jealous. Wish I could have wrangled a 4 day weekend from my job.

The only thing that keeps me there is that they send me places, sometimes. I’ve seen some neat things in my industry around the world but my favorite by far is diamond core drilling in the NWT. It’s amazingly barren, a man can get alot of thinking done up there.

 

[Darts]

Firefighters have it great…. Until they’re needed. I’m sure it gets weird for them both professionally and privately (home life).

He's in his 40's now so he is at or near mandatory retirement on full pension. Firefighters make good coin and he also developed a second career while still working as a firefighter. Both his kids attended private schools.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Happier people lead to fewer deaths, suicides, murders, crime and live longer.

Americans: WTF! that's evil, it's socialism, it's communism. Buy a Glock instead

And yet they're the most economically successful country in the world

 

[Darts]

And yet they're the most economically successful country in the world

No surprise they found a cure/vaccine for COVID.

 

[TeeJay]

Japan encourages a 4 day work week since 2019. Microsoft has jump in and saw an increase in productivity. Google too I beleive along with many other corporation. But the thing is it's not like they do 40h down there haha it's more like they fit in 60 in 4 days

The 4 day workweek was a response to covid trying to get people to socialize marry and have kids etc
So def not 2019

I don't see it getting traction though Asian countries are notorious for human rights abuses

Japan proposes four-day working week – DW – 06/22/2021

The Japanese government has just unveiled its annual economic policy guidelines, which include new recommendations that companies permit their staff to opt to work four days a week instead of the typical five.

www.dw.com