The Case for a 4-Day Work Week | Juliet Schor

@lazarusblackwell6988 2 жыл бұрын

People want to work to live and not live to work. Everyone needs a lot of time for their own lives and personal things. Whats the point of earning money when you dont even have the free time to spend the money? I support 4 day work week completely. Thats a huge step forward from how things were.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

YESS!

@tmoss89 3 ай бұрын

@@vegetossgss1114right

@toni4729 2 жыл бұрын

We should have done this twenty years ago. Thank you for finally dragging this into the light.

@dr.benchcanister5277 2 жыл бұрын

yeah...go one, do like the french, and in 10 years you're going to have to deal with the anxiety of having to work 2 jobs or 3 a weak in order to get a decent salary. All she says is pure bs. If it sounds good it's probably lies coming from companies.

@toni4729 2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.benchcanister5277 Go back to history when people worked every hour they were awake. This change. It's time.

@philippebrehier7386 2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.benchcanister5277 You don't know what you are talking about, obviously. The massive majority of french workers don't "work 2 jobs or 3 a weak in order to get a decent salary". In fact, nobody I know have 2 jobs. It's you who are bullshitting. Scandinavian countries are showing the way to do better. Less quantity and better quality.

@ricardosarcar 2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.benchcanister5277 On what objective basis are you forming your argument? You just said "probably", so you're not sure of the facts. The research is already there. Reproduced multiple times by different organizations.

@theolgasperezshow 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! 💛

@jacobfield4848 10 ай бұрын

The key is working less hours. 32 to 35 hours a week. Not 4 x 10 hour shifts, which is terrible for health.

@tmoss89 3 ай бұрын

Nah 5 a day is what we are talking about out LOL

@madmartigan8119 2 жыл бұрын

I work 4 day week and absolutely love it vs 5 day. I still work 40 hrs but having 3 days off feels like a mini vacation because you can make more plans

@madmartigan8119 2 жыл бұрын

Plus an extra day away from the stress is huugggeee

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@MariCatherinee Жыл бұрын

How many hours you work in a day? What do you do and is it in the office? And do you never have / feel you need to work on your days off? I have an offer for a 4 day job 36 hours but have to commute, and this info would help

@madmartigan8119 Жыл бұрын

@@MariCatherinee I am scheduled 40 but usually only 38hrs. I don't ever feel I want to be at work when I'm not, I love my profession but there are alot more options and other jobs with 3 days off. It did take me getting used too but it is great. I work 3 11hr and one 7hr. I am a chef and never have worked in a office setting so I'm not sure how to compare with that but I would ask them how break schedules work so your not stuck at your desk for too long I think 🤔 lol. Long story short it's great for work life balance and if your commuting it's one less day to spend money on gas and time in a car

@ibrkhn Жыл бұрын

You have any such job in finance

@akinhwan 2 жыл бұрын

to all those employees undergoing 4 day work week trials. please don't mess it up for the rest of us, and do a great job so that this becomes widespread :D

@reasonerenlightened2456 Жыл бұрын

I support 3.5 days work week so that everybody could have 2 full time jobs per week. (Elon Musk would be happy to have 2 mandatory contracts with you.) The market economy says, the Employees work so that the Owners can make Profit. Profit is King, say the Owners, and everybody must obey the King or else. Why not work 1 day per week so everybody could have up to 7 different full time jobs. Let the people decide how much they want to work in a market economy. Furthermore, the Owners would be happy if you sign 7 different contracts, one for each day of the week, because for them it makes no difference as long as there is good Profit to collect.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@889976889 11 ай бұрын

Won’t work for every industry my company already said it will never happen

@Memento_Mori_Music 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen this talk about 50 times in the last 10 years ... SO WHEN ARE WE GOING TO ACT INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING ABOUT IT FOR ANOTHER DECADE???

@philippebrehier7386 2 жыл бұрын

"Overton Window"

@lazarusblackwell6988 2 жыл бұрын

I agree Memento.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@lazarusblackwell6988 Жыл бұрын

@@vegetossgss1114 Agree! Great answer.

@44Gleek182 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the response for Universal Health Care? It would take a huge change to the left for most people. And as we have people defending billionaires instead of the working class i dont see the change coming anytime soon. But youre right we should be demanding this for a long time.

@tern9285 2 жыл бұрын

I live in the UAE and they have implemented this and now we work 4 days a week with the same hours and I can promise you everything she said is absouletly true, I became more productive and more happy and I started having more time for my family and myself, and tbh during weekends that I didn't have much plans to do I started to miss my work and can't wait to start the week

@kckillakrack9714 Жыл бұрын

That's fine but you're still working the same hours that part didn't change

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

@@kckillakrack9714 There are 2 models: the belgium and the spanish. In the spanish, you work in total less hours.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@kckillakrack9714 Жыл бұрын

@@vegetossgss1114 Spain gdp 30k Belgium gdp 51k USA 61k. Spain 47 mil people Belgium 11 mil people USA 331 mil. Its funny when ignorant people compare the USA to country's that aren't even as big as most of our states

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

@@kckillakrack9714 I am not even talking about USA. I live between Europe and Africa. It is funny how ignorant people think the world turns around themselves ;)

@xevious2501 Жыл бұрын

In many ways the 5 day work week only truly sees one day of rest. Friday is a work day. Saturday though a day of rest is often a day full of activities and no rest at all making Sunday the only true day of rest and it's marked by the stress of knowing and prepping for work which continues the next day.

@tbc9096 Жыл бұрын

Indeed. A vicious cycle. I’m typing this on a Sunday at almost 3:30 pm already dreading starting up the work week. Don’t feel recovered enough from last week to endure the bullshit again.

@TJ-TJ 2 жыл бұрын

- great for parents to spend with their child - great for a partner to spend quality time with their spouse - great for the individual to rest and recoup - great for the local and interstate economies, cafes, restaurants, bars, leisure, tourism etc

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

great for ecology (less carbon dioxide emissions) great for employers (highly motivated employees on the long run)

@reasonerenlightened2456 Жыл бұрын

I support 3.5 days work week so that everybody could have 2 full time jobs per week. (Elon Musk would be happy to have 2 mandatory contracts with you.) The market economy says, the Employees work so that the Owners can make Profit. Profit is King, say the Owners, and everybody must obey the King or else. Why not work 1 day per week so everybody could have up to 7 different full time jobs. Let the people decide how much they want to work in a market economy. Furthermore, the Owners would be happy if you sign 7 different contracts, one for each day of the week, because for them it makes no difference as long as there is good Profit to collect.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 You tend to forget that we do not all live in the US. In some other countries, life is way less expansive, whereas free and family time is highly valued.

@reasonerenlightened2456 Жыл бұрын

@@vegetossgss1114 Capitalism is everywhere.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 Yes but there is a difference between keynesian capitalism and liberal one. Moreover, capitalism will not impact you as much if you live in the countryside / a small village as in a big city such as New York, Shanghai...

@shareofmoney 2 жыл бұрын

I think people would be more incentivized to be more productive if they knew they were getting a guaranteed day off. I feel that way.

@raymondlowe5454 2 жыл бұрын

It'll be a nice band-aid for sure. I work 6 days a week and I know my company(which I actually like my job, just not the hours) will be nowhere near the first to adopt this change. If ever. What I think would have a much larger affect on worker motivation, is a dramatic increase in the value these workers are allowed to keep versus that value being siphoned out of the communities as profit for shareholders. Not being overworked on top of everything, is still a very positive start. While still maintaining the wealthy's status quo.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@suzy_han 2 жыл бұрын

I wish this could be implemented ASAP. I know that working 8 hours 5 days a week is how the world has set its standards, but as a student when I think about my life being that way for many many years… I hate it. I’m happy some changes are being made.

@paxundpeace9970 2 жыл бұрын

8 hours a day should be good when it stays 8 hours and not becomes 9 hours or 10.

@temperas1000 2 жыл бұрын

Even in some latin america's countries, in some jobs they offer to work saturdays until mid day... Imagine More than 45 hours per week

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@reasonerenlightened2456 Жыл бұрын

I support 3.5 days work week so that everybody could have 2 full time jobs per week. (Elon Musk would be happy to have 2 mandatory contracts with you.) The market economy says the Employees work so that the Owners can make Profit. Profit is King, say the Owners, and everybody must obey the King or else. Why not work 1 day per week so everybody could have up to 7 different full time jobs. Let the people decide how much they want to work in a market economy. Furthermore, the Owners would be happy if you sign 7 different contracts, one for each day of the week, because for them it makes no difference as long as there is good Profit to collect.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 You tend to forget that we do not all live in the US. In some other countries, life is way less expansive, whereas free and family time is highly valued.

@diogomp81 2 жыл бұрын

As someone else said, this prophecy is self-evident. It's blatantly obvious that a 4 day week would benefit not only workers, but employers just as much, as well as restore some much needed balance between work life and personal time. I spend my Saturday shopping and trying to get some rest, while doing my best to ignore the anxiety of the fact that i only have Sunday before having to get back on the hamster wheel; and i spend Sunday in absolute dread, crippled with anxiety due to the looming Monday, and also cleaning and cooking for the week, because if i spend my pay eating out everyday, there's no pay left - this isn't life, it's modern slavery. The insecure egos of bosses throughout the world, that insist on low pay and long hours with very little productivity, as if not being able to do your work in less time is some sort of pride badge, and if you do, your reward is more work, is asinine and nothing but a sad artefact of the industrial revolution. Immature, insecure, selfish and unscrupulous people should never be allowed to own businesses and manage other people. Yet, they seem to be the majority.

@raymondlowe5454 2 жыл бұрын

I learned at a young age that working harder for a company didn't equal better pay. At 18 I could run my machines 20-30% over expected rate while maintaining quality. I thought it would make me look good and get me a raise. I'm making them more money, right? I ended up getting zero raise, got the expected rate increased for my section, and the other two shifts pissed off at me. This was an actual minimum wage job that I worked 6 days a week, 8 hour shifts, and brought home a $290 dollar check(I remember this specifically because it wasn't even $300 dollars).

@carsonhunt4642 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondlowe5454 Yep, then there’s the part where managers or coworkers may feel threatened by your competence compared to their own incompetence , and then try to sabotage your rep/get you fired :p That was the craziest thing for me to learn in the workforce was that nothing about it is logical, and hardly earned. Mostly just the same insecure egos kids had. So instead dumb yourself down and throw away your talent just to people please. So crazy the amount of absolutely wasted talent I see as a manager. Had near genius kids stuck in my warehouse for years when they shoulda been working for big name corps.

@henrychang340 2 жыл бұрын

I think it is largely dependent on the companies and bosses.

@diogomp81 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsonhunt4642 Mostly everyone will only ever be kids. The amount of 70 year olds out there that never grew up, never processes anything and that think teraphy is for nutjobs and spend their life taking it out on other people, is staggering. Many of them own companies. I’ve known a 39 year old just like that all too well for the past 10 years.

@bmurai1014 2 жыл бұрын

@@carsonhunt4642 the worst thing is, management actually appreciate bare minimum effort or even none effort. Bad attitude, zero motivation, marvellous show off but no work behind.. and those type of people are the ones who get the shoulder tap and the spotlight. Impressive... I keep asking management if they were actually blind and deaf.. but we keep going back to square one🤷🏻‍♀️

@zoraster3749 2 жыл бұрын

Should have happened decades ago. Productivity increases through technology has just translated into higher expectations.

@carsonhunt4642 2 жыл бұрын

People also forget that we worked 5 day weeks back when only half the workforce worked (men), we then doubled the supply of labor by adding women, yet still all had to do 5 days? Workers have been screwed over far worse than they realize.

@zqpcydbfoqbdiehdj 2 жыл бұрын

Lol.. tru

@kckillakrack9714 2 жыл бұрын

Yea you'll be replaced soon then if thats the job field you are in. I would never pay your the same and give you the same venefits to work less either

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@simple80ish Жыл бұрын

4 days , 5 days it doesnt matter if your job kills your soul every day.

@bisejp 2 жыл бұрын

In Japan, we are far to discuss over this topic due to the respectively low productivity and the traditional belief that labor is a virtue. But I am totally convinced by what she said and hope that it comes true one day (need 30 more years?).

@us5freaak 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t worry, if it happens in the rest of the world first, then hopefully Japan see that as an example and will follow too ;)

@reasonerenlightened2456 Жыл бұрын

Labor is a necessity for the Employees and a hobby for the Owners.

@mariamelnitskaya4493 Жыл бұрын

But there was a trial on 4 day week by Microsoft in Japan, resulting in 40% productivity increase!

@joellara9692 2 жыл бұрын

I’m blessed to do 4 day work weeks. I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. I’m off Wednesday’s and the weekends. I work 6:30am to 4:30pm. Having a middle day off, helps so much before having to go back to work. I don’t have use personal time off from work, to make a doctors appointment, or dental or car oil change whatever. It helps out a lot I really hope everyone else can have a 4 day work week.

@clysen8234 Жыл бұрын

Where do you live? I hope this will spread across the world.

@mr.snowflake5895 Жыл бұрын

In Malaysia, as a baker I work 6 days per week , 10 hours per day

@mr.snowflake5895 Жыл бұрын

I have no life

@jaguartony 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to know a good case for a 5-day work week. People work Monday to Friday for no fucking reason whatsoever.

@invidatauro8922 2 жыл бұрын

At my University right now, I only have class 4 days a week. It makes me feel much more rested and willing to head into class the next week.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@ZenosMind Жыл бұрын

I have a 4 day work week and it's amazing. Yall have no idea the depression it lifts off.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@henrychang340 2 жыл бұрын

This is so MANY wins for the world. It's time to really appreciate the true wealth that we possess: our ingenuity, our compassion, and our humanity. Love that ❤️

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@44Gleek182 Жыл бұрын

@@vegetossgss1114 salaries are trash today. Some people need 2 jobs to pay the bills. If you apply the 4 work days a week with payment decrease people will be obligated to keep the way it is.

@the_purple_mage 2 жыл бұрын

Surely this has implications for education as well. Does the four-day work week imply a four-day school week, and if so, is there any data to support whether or not there are equivalent benefits for students, educators, and administrators?

@envixousenvixous5411 2 жыл бұрын

Some schools in Texas are switching to 4 day school weeks.

@frankdelahue9761 2 жыл бұрын

"the goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play." - Arthur C. Clarke

@lazarusblackwell6988 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@clysen8234 Жыл бұрын

That's not possible. There will always be problems. Overpopulation, death, risks and more..

@frankdelahue9761 Жыл бұрын

@@clysen8234 Death is necessary for balance of ecosystem. With out death, organisms would multiply uncontrollably, leading to collapse of entire ecosystem.

@clysen8234 Жыл бұрын

@@frankdelahue9761 Exactly. Space is big but how big?

@Red88Rex 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done 4 10s for years. It’s the only way I feel I have a work-life balance, having 3 days off. If my company told me to start doing 5 days again I would quit.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@youtubesucks1499 6 ай бұрын

Ok, so an electrician, nurse, teacher, auto tech all work 32 hours a week? How exactly is that going to work? If your power goes out and its overtime your rates will reflect that. Schools are 4 days a week? Ok anything over 32 is OVERTIME for teachers? So basically businesses service less people for more money?

@amandafrechiani1 2 жыл бұрын

To say that I agree with Juliet it's an understatement, and thankfully it's a rationale that benefits both parties. Productivity is directly related to well-being. We see some "industries" squeezing employees, that's not only harmful, it's illogical, since you are "damaging" the company's Human Resources. I am glad to know we are on this level of discussion. Nonetheless there are some caveats to be considered and one of them is, this still approaches human beings as equal, meaning it does not account for each individual. For some people a 4 day week would be fantastic, while for others it will mean they would have to deliver a kind of productivity they just can't. Moreover, without government incentives, only the highly profitable companies will adopt this model, increasing the gap between skilled and unskilled workers.

@02SplinterCell02 2 жыл бұрын

A few businesses in my area switched to 3 12-hour work weeks (Tue, Wed, Thur) and they now have minimal turnover. They also pay a full 40 hours if you work the entirety of your weekly shifts and provide monthly bonuses for attendance. It is a great start but even better would be 3 10-hour weeks with similar benefits. When people enjoy their lives they are more likely to enjoy their jobs.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

I do totally agree! Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@reasonerenlightened2456 Жыл бұрын

@@vegetossgss1114 I support 3.5 days work week so that everybody could have 2 full time jobs per week. (Elon Musk would be happy to have 2 mandatory contracts with you.) The market economy says the Employees work so that the Owners can make Profit. Profit is King, say the Owners, and everybody must obey the King or else. Why not work 1 day per week so everybody could have up to 7 different full time jobs. Let the people decide how much they want to work in a market economy. Furthermore, the Owners would be happy if you sign 7 different contracts, one for each day of the week, because for them it makes no difference as long as there is good Profit to collect.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

@@reasonerenlightened2456 You tend to forget that we do not all live in the US. In some other countries, life is way less expansive, whereas free and family time is highly valued.

@Avenue77 2 жыл бұрын

Man hurry up with this my job be killin my body...I need that extra rest day...And make sure it's every job not certain jobs

@marshallesmay25 2 жыл бұрын

I got 4, 10’s now. I noticed I’m not as depressed or anxious. Now with Memorial Day having a 4-day weekend makes me want to commit harder to my job when I come back.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@lutalivre1983 2 жыл бұрын

4 10’s was life changing for me.

@garretbruce8083 2 жыл бұрын

3 day work week is one thing. Two 3 day work day week days two people working. You eat fruit and veggies taxes pay for taxes to be done for free. I’d your buying fruit and veggies you get a tax refund twice a year for eating right

@Brokeloco 2 жыл бұрын

I work seven days a week, and I don’t even know how to take a day off. The more I work the less I know what to spend the money on. The more I work the more impoverished I feel.

@RafaelLima-ce1rh 2 жыл бұрын

Where do I vote for this woman!?

@nemod3338 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a woman it's an android, can't you see?

@xcaluhbration Жыл бұрын

Us millennials, Gen Xrs and Z will be unable to retire at this point with the aid of social programs so we get the prospect of working 5 days a week until we're too weak to work anymore and are dumped into a home, the street or simply die on the clock... Can we at least get a 4 day work week with our domination? 🤣

@brendatrimble9528 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to participate in one of these studies. Please guide me to the nearest company in need of participants! I agree with you 100%. It seems that the shutdowns of 2020 have shortened the working hours of many businesses, but it won't be long until we're back up and running 24/7. Once one store extends their hours, the others are soon to follow, they feel they have to in order to compete. Perhaps they should be more concerned with customer service which starts with happy employees. People want to frequent places that make them feel relaxed and/or happy. What they also don't understand is that if someone wants your services, they'll find a way to get them. For example...doctors, banks, insurance companies etc., are all open during business hours...yet we still find a way to make it work and fit it into our lives. People need to have more time to spend with family and on their personal lives so they're less distracted at work.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@JDGraham-p9t 6 ай бұрын

for big corporate world this is great. But, small biz owners with endless part time staff whats the upside for them? Not against it, just want to grasp how a small retailer implements this? How does a small car dealership implement this? How do small, have to work 7 days a week businesses implement this? Again, not against, just want to understand how we implement this so we can all benefit from this society change.

@handsfortoothpicks 2 ай бұрын

Well with more freetime, people would have opportunities to try new things.

@paullebon323 2 жыл бұрын

4 day workweek? Heaven forbid. I have a 3 day full-time workweek and I'm trying to shave a day off that. As I write this, I'm on day 2 of my regular 4 day weekend. Cheers, slaves 👍

@frankhayashi9641 Жыл бұрын

It’s ok for “office / 9to5” work… but it’s not practical for other areas. Try getting your car fixed or enjoying your free time while others have to work double to service you. Yes pandemic was an eye opener but… you still wanted your pizza delivered buy someone working while you were at home and enjoying the “quarantine “. On top of that, to keep it rolling an employer would have to hire more people and implement shifts to compensate the days off of a worker… so, nice on talk but to put it to work… that’s another TED talk

@davetoms1 2 жыл бұрын

*Scientists:* "A 4 day work week is better for everyone." *Capitalists:* "Fools! Sure it'll make people happy but it'll ruin the economy!!!" *Scientists:* "Actually, evidence shows it increases profits and boosts the economy too." *Capitalists:* "...you damn hippies! Don't ruin my profits!!"

@TheCountryMouse 5 ай бұрын

100% love it! 2 days off is really no rest. You spend it doing everything you couldn't get done during the week! Would love a 3 day weekend? I wonder if they'd cut out paid holidays out or.... what's the catch? 🤔

@Kritiker313 6 ай бұрын

Entirely doable. Consider that American workers don't even get a decent vacation. There is no vacation law in our country so employers eek out of as much as they can. Contrast our lack of vacation law with the European model which typically starts with 5-6 weeks off on day one of employment. No wonder the American workforce is burnt out. They deserve this. Bernie Sanders supports a 4-day workweek for Americans.

@riannebanzuela7099 2 жыл бұрын

Im actually happy that my school implements this with friday being a day for orgs or events which helps a lot in handling school stuff.

@briangara9708 2 жыл бұрын

Burnout is real. We need more balance

@MB-jt9mo 2 жыл бұрын

Most of the unionized construction industry (Ontario Canada) we've had a 4 day work week for decades. It is the best. We work 36hrs per week that's 4x9s....perfect balance

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@nikeshah2ku 2 жыл бұрын

Should the four day week be a block of four days? I wonder if we can get even higher productivity gains if a typical working week, let’s say Monday to Friday, had a Wednesday off in the middle. A chance to recharge and have maintained energy levels throughout the week…

@poetrygirl5309 2 жыл бұрын

Can Juliet transplant her progressive labor ideas into my commissioner's brain??? I'm hoping that telework comes back. Going into the office 5 days per week is definitely a work-life balance killer.

@raymondlowe5454 2 жыл бұрын

The 4 day work week would be good if we get that 5th day of pay. It's a start. Then if we can make some progress on how much value the heads of companies are able to extract from its workforce, we'd be on to something. Look at how many tens of billions people like Musk are able to take instead of allowing the employees that create that value to keep more of it.

@srtghfnbfg 2 жыл бұрын

This comment is so underrated. Take my upvote 👍

@annford6640 2 жыл бұрын

Having been raised in the 1980s business culture... and then working in it straight out of high school, contrasted with having worked from home (when no one was) since the early 1990s... and then having to return to the on-site, cubicle-centric environment that is corporate America (and one year was plenty...), not only had not much changed, but the general work ethic had actually worsened. The concept of an hourly wage is a privilege once your profession has sold out to subcontracted "piece work," as it were, with pay only generated for literal, produced "deliverables" I suppose you would call them now. While on-site for that brief interlude in the recent past, I could not comprehend the amount of "leaning," and "visiting" and just general faking being busy that was happening. I was accustomed to performing an 8-hour requirement within 6 hours, just at my given rate of workflow; everyone's would vary one way or the other. Especially, to observe the use of personal cell phones at desks--while on the clock--for nothing resembling pertinent family business, emergencies, and the like... was definitely culture shock. All the above being said, the concept laid out here is fantastic and should be commended, notwithstanding implemementation. However, what must always be factored into the equation is the integrity and accountability skills of those employed under any labor scheduling format. A tiered system to counterbalance those who "slack" versus those who pick up that slack by way of consistency and flexibility, would add to validity of the reconfiguration of days. And regarding those "slackers"... built in supports for those truly struggling versus quality monitoring for those who are not... and the resultant consequences. An offering regarding just such a (long renowned and well thought-out concept): Regarding "maximizing the realm of individual freedom... that individual freedom can only be maximized when the realm of necessity is taken care of." Feel free to Google it. :)

@raymondlowe5454 2 жыл бұрын

@@annford6640 I do see the 4 day work week being a general step in the right direction for worker happiness, but also doesn't address the underlying problems many of us are experiencing. I can see a lot more time being wasted in office settings for sure, but I have little personal experience of that. I do believe you though lol. While I agree with slacking being negative in a productivity sense, I think that the opposite is also true, company heads are "slacking" on the amount of value they allow workers to keep in their communities. They absorb the bulk of that created value as profit and keep it to themselves. This doesn't do a lot for the nearby community and bettering it. It has an opposite effect. A lot of programs remain underfunded, we have horrible education, roads, and other very poor infrastructure. Also, when working harder doesn't translate into more value being created for yourself or community, slacking will be prevalent. Because why would anyone care how much more money they make their shareholders? Plenty of debate on how to address this, the most common being raising minimum wage. I'd argue that not only are these massive corporations not paying nearly a fair share of taxes, they are also a drain on the community with the subsidies they are granted to entice them to offer these poor jobs to begin with. Further removing value from the systems in the local communities. The solution, in my opinion, is a mass awareness shift where billionaires and wealthy shareholders aren't idolized as heroes, but should be looked at more as parasites or leeches.

@annford6640 2 жыл бұрын

@@raymondlowe5454 ... and in my eyes, parasites they are, good man. (*wink, wink*).

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@alejandromazariegos9223 4 ай бұрын

Well working 4 day a week may be good for a few companies but the rest of middle class companies that has 3 employees I don’t think soo, it will not work, less production and they might hire another person to complete the jobs, even worst.

@BrainWaveS101 2 жыл бұрын

A good step towards better mental health

@nemod3338 2 жыл бұрын

Only lazy* people will enjoy it (* lazy people without money). Hard workers will utilize every opportunity to work extra days to earn extra money. It means only one: longer hours = more stress. Prices will keep going up as businesses will try to compensate for the lost day. It's all fake.

@SweBeach2023 2 жыл бұрын

If you can go from working 5 to 4 days without seeing a drop in productivity you most likely didn't have a very important job to begin with.

@hayleytsang9157 2 жыл бұрын

What about 3 day work?

@antiquarian1773 Жыл бұрын

majority of people want 4day work week. why dont we have it yet?

@catguy4996 8 ай бұрын

I mean if you can *afford* to only work Monday through to Thursday then go for it. But most people can't afford to take Friday off, so they have to work 5 days.

@DennisMoore664 2 жыл бұрын

It's not about working four days a week. If you still have to work 40 hours you haven't gained any time. It's about working a 30 to 35 hours a week (or less) on a flexible schedule whenever possible.

@chetgaines1289 2 жыл бұрын

you didn't watch the video

@im4485 2 жыл бұрын

You didn't get the point

@ddpwe5269 2 жыл бұрын

All I hear are positives, all around..........so what's the catch? Companies taking that 'risk', even though it shows that almost everything is positive, for everyone?

@Andy1989 Жыл бұрын

Recently changed to a four day week and the difference is night and day. I come back on a Monday actually feeling refreshed and not just getting more and more and more burnt out week in week out. I don't ever want to go back to a 5 day week. I even managed to get a job that pays me more for those four days then I got working five days a week. It is the future of a healthy work/life balance.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Which job!? Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@e.elsibea1518 2 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to have some statistics for how a four day work week benefits the disabled class. I personally could see how an extra day off would allow for necessary downtime for them as well. Even implentation of a custom work week for a disabled employee, such as every other day off or three on one off one on two off could benefit society simply by utilizing their untapped potential, sometimes extremely specialized insights from their own unique health situation which is often underestimated and overlooked along with any other potential from adding an untapped resource. Most yearn for as close to a "normal" life as anyone can get. They need to be productive and useful to society somehow also.

@newfiesig Ай бұрын

How do you define systemic racism? Example?

@taiwoonine 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong audience 🙄.. Tell this to CEOs, Board of directors, etc who are the decision makers...

@vanthursday 7 ай бұрын

Im here because my work is gonna implement this system on April 😅

@bayanm.3564 2 жыл бұрын

I felt happy only by listening to that imagine if my country implement the idea

@Echor_Covos 2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, in Hebei, China, students study 7 days a week, 15 hours a day and only get to have a one-day vacation each month

@daves6394 2 жыл бұрын

and have a huge burnout rate

@soggyfries4347 Жыл бұрын

I work a four day work week with every other week being a three day work week. I feel my life is more balanced and not so work-focused. Some weekends I almost forget I'm employed.

@vegetossgss1114 Жыл бұрын

Which job bro? Best employers know that they have to make sure that their employees love the job and are able to sustain a good professional / personal life balance. Working 5 days a week every single week is just too much, especially in high demanding jobs, and when you actually have to go to the office, loosing plenty of time and energy stuck between the traffic jam. Working 4 days a week should be an option offered to every single employee, even considering a 20% reduction of one's income. And this should apply to high demanding jobs too such as Consulting, Finance, Computer Science... Definitely one of the most USEFUL Ted talks.

@libgurl01 Ай бұрын

Work a 4/10s 5am-3:30pm is crazy.

@klaushubbertz7009 2 жыл бұрын

Very good idea !! ... But do corporate- and share-holder greed allow for this??? It could also become dangerous for governments if many people have more free-time in which they could easily develop their own ideas about how to lead and spend their life; something that may be not for the sole benefit and interests of the elites... 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@TechWizMaster 2 жыл бұрын

well i have 2 boys age 3 and 8 and i'm rooting for a 6-Day Work Week cause i'm exhausted...when they are away is when i can breathe.

@droma2366 2 жыл бұрын

Haha! I know what you mean

@TheBoss-dv2ww Жыл бұрын

It’s gonna go like this: you work 4 days a week but instead of 8 you work 10 hours a day totalling 40 hours a week. You will end up being even more stressed and overworked than you were before. Good luck!

@3rdEyeGnosis 2 жыл бұрын

Home today! 4-10's! And plenty of legal cannabis make today great!

@hikodzu 2 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile in some areas of my country people are still working 6-7days a week, 10hrs each...

@EvaWongWealthCoach 2 жыл бұрын

Well said. When the working days reduce, it doesn't mean the productivity will reduce. We need to emerge from scarcity thinking to abundance thinking. Everything is possible. We need to strike the balance between work and others.

@Iseeyou317 2 жыл бұрын

I have said for years school and work should be 4 days..I mean with Laundry, Yardwork, chores, family time? Wth

@jacklin231 2 жыл бұрын

هذا صحيح جدا وانا متفق مع هذا النظام الجديد ،لأنني كنت معلما في المغرب وكانت وزارتنا تلزمنا بالعمل ستة أيام في الأسبوع ،فكان الأمر مرهقا جدا للمعلمين ولكي يمتصوا تعب الستة أيام يقضون وقتا طويلا في الاستراحة أو يتغيبون عن العمل أو يتهاونون بشرب الشاي والضحك داخل المدرسة وكذلك في الادارات الأخرى ،ولكنني سنة 2017 رايت أن هذا الأمر غير مقبول فدخلت في صراع مع المدير والنائب لانني قررت العمل خمسة أيام فقط واخذت السبت إجازة لوحدي داخل المؤسسة مع الإشارة إلى أنه كانت مذكرة تسمح لمعلم السنة الثانية بالعمل 24 ساعة فقط ،فلاحظت نشاطا في نفسي وعند التلاميذ حيث أنهم ياتون مرتاحين ومشتاقين لي شخصيا وللقسم ،بعد عطلة السبت والأحد ،وتطورت مردوديتي وعطاءهم بشكل لا يصدق لذلك فنظام 4 أو 5 أيام فقط نظام تحفيزي جدا للموظف وخصوصا الاستاذ والتلميذ .

@larrybuerkle2806 11 ай бұрын

Ive learned on my own just to work just 3 days a week and just live very frugal. I sold my car and work at local shops for less but can afford since I dont have car payment and all the cost that go with cars. I moved in with family and share cost of everything. I have been so happy in life having 4 day weekends and knowing I can leave my job any time it makes me unhappy and changing it for another job. I walked away from all debt and so free in life. Its good to be free!!!

@kenma5399 2 жыл бұрын

4 day work week, mandatory paid leave for mothers and fathers, mandatory 4 week paid vacation, in addition to a living wage. it's about time america catches up with the rest of the world

@ckennedy1973 2 жыл бұрын

My company prides itself on 5 day 10hr plus days. Perhaps they should watch this.

@erickennedy9487 2 жыл бұрын

I worked a 4/10 schedule in the oilfields. Opposed it at first, but we were more productive after 2 months of adjustment. And if I worked my off days I made more money. Better life! More money! And most importantly more time with family! I could finally pick my sons up front school and hear them say “that’s my dad!” Once Biden was elected I lost my job immediately 4/1/2020. Why?

@VulcanOnWheels 2 жыл бұрын

3:42 I've heard that it's customary in the US to start a phone call with some chitchat. This is not the case (or less so) in The Netherlands.

@nancydickson7699 2 жыл бұрын

*WITH THE CURRENT DIP,I SERIOUSLY NEED SUGGESTION ON HOW TO DIVERSITY MY PORTFOLIO* 😪

@LuderSatan1 2 жыл бұрын

Will people live for less money? Because companies will not pay the same salary for less work. It´s just not happening. But if people can live for less stuff, then I think that is good.

@robbyrobby7721 6 ай бұрын

Only a crazy person is against this

@Junglebtc Жыл бұрын

She lost me when she incorporated all the leftiest ideology/obseesion with buzz words like sexism/racism , without data showing the total incidents why a 4 day work week combats this . She does threw these into her presentation to virtue signal but I totally agree with the underlying premise of the shorter working week 👏

@kjkj4725 2 жыл бұрын

In EU every citizen has a possibility to write a petition… I really think we “small people” should finally push it. Demography in Europe is going down, depression is more and more common, young generations are demotivated and can’t see the reason to live, obesity is rising, people don’t have hobbies… because we have no time or power left to find them… WHY WE ARE NOT PUSHING FOR CHANGES??!! Productivity all over the world has spiked incredibly over the last years… Automation and AI were developed to the point a lot of tasks are done faster… Our salaries didn’t rise at all… Why are we still working 40h??? In industrialisation times people predicted that in the future we will work 12h with all the technology we will create… And here we go… still 40h… pouring the benefits of our hard work to the pockets of 0.1% of the richest people… We need to wake up, we need to push regulations which will make life worth living again…

@roxi_sofi 2 жыл бұрын

My university is only 4 days and I love it

@xensonar9652 2 жыл бұрын

It's better. Case closed.

@TheMamta16 2 жыл бұрын

In India government is also planning to implement 4 days working but for 48 hours 😜… and only 50% of salary to take home ….probably health is not important here 😄

@gmailaaaa 2 жыл бұрын

Why not make it 3.5 days a week. If work life balance is important, and there are 7 days in a week, divide it equally between work and life! Yes you don't work for full day on any day but that consumes all your energy to the point that you cannot do anything good for the rest of the day. Also, if people are given free time, they could use it to pursue something they like such as painting, music, and may even do some ground breaking discovery that can solve some of our major problems in addition to giving a boost to the economy.

@bramvanduijn8086 2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather work six days of five hours each, but I live close enough to my work to cycle there, so more commuting increases my quality of life instead of lowering it.

@elephantgrass631 2 жыл бұрын

We should be incentivizing people to work. If some is super passionate about something, they’ll work 100 hours a week. They’ll even do it at a lower price or free. People would be glad to pay for whatever they’re doing of it produces something of value to society. Especially if it’s ground breaking.

@Nathan-ls4xt 2 жыл бұрын

Why did she have to throw "systemic racism" in there? She didn't even explain how a 4 day workweek would address the matter. It just seems like she wanted to use the buzzword.

@jonnhygringo2 10 ай бұрын

Why is it, though, that productivity is always taken as a given or something not to be discussed in these talks? It’s ok to change things SO LONG AS IT DOESN’T HINDER PRODUCTIVITY OR COMPANY PROFITS. I say the worker’s wellbeing should be put first, given that we are the overwhelming majority, and we have the right to demand to work less for the same wage EVEN IF productivity and profits are affected. Profits need to be better distributed by way of less hours worked and more people employed.

@Raque1 Жыл бұрын

What about the fact that trees eat carbon dioxide so we’re actually feeding the trees and they’re giving us oxygen from the process!

@catguy4996 8 ай бұрын

I think since everyone treats Friday as the new Saturday, it may as well just be a day off. The Weekend should be Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A lot of people also dislike Sunday due to the shops closing early + that Sunday dread. So therefore Friday and Saturday would be the "true" days off and we would finally, actually get that Weekend which we were robbed of! (Since 2 days off feel like just 1 day off)

@philippebrehier7386 2 жыл бұрын

Yes ! And we have to produce for our needs. 🌎 Not produce useless things that go directly to the trashcan. Supply and demand -> demand and, then, supply. Less energy and less waste for a more sustainable future.🌞

@philippebrehier7386 2 жыл бұрын

Also less work means less stress, less work related injuries or deaths and more jobs for unemployed people. And if taxes are fairly paid by everybody, it will provide money to run public services like hospitals and schools. Its a win win strategy.

@s.m.s.4765 2 жыл бұрын

In Germany this is not common, the opposite is the case, especially in health system, etc.

@GaasubaMeskhenet 2 жыл бұрын

End coerced labor! No more evictions from primary residences! No one should live in fear of losing the only home they have!!!

@wanwandokko 2 жыл бұрын

Executive's in every company still equate a loss of hours to less productivity therefore reduction of profits. Yet, many are afraid to engage with the reality that workers..good quality workers are unicorns. Staff retention will drive the 4 days week in tech companies first, friends spead the word..company A becomes attractive Company B meanders, resulting in reduced profits. Executive's are frightened with the pace of change

@SirChadWilliams Жыл бұрын

We want Wednesdays off 🎈

@catguy4996 8 ай бұрын

Nah, I'd rather have Fridays off. A 3-day weekend every week can't be beaten. In contrast, having just 1 day off by itself feels like I'm being "tricked". It just doesn't work

@SirChadWilliams 8 ай бұрын

@@catguy4996 ima use it as my repair Day, I’d get to use to a three day weekend quick

@TimCrinion Жыл бұрын

Apart from the obvious reason, I am in favour of the 4-day-workweek because it would decrease the supply of labour, thereby increasing the value of labour. This is a better solution to underpaid labour than minimum wage. Minimum wage treats the symptom, which means the disease will manifest itself in other ways, i.e. less employment. Reducing the supply of labour treats the disease itself.

@chenghowkiat7619 5 ай бұрын

1Yeh, in singapore workers are kings and queens!!!🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊ha...,we=workers will make sure bosses go bankruptcy....

@Kongolox 2 жыл бұрын

There are many nuances to hours / productivity scores in most cases, and its correlation vs causation thing. Wish if she would site the study sources and not just "The Study Shows"

@xbmcme9768 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder how much of this is just a honeymoon period. The Law of Reversion to the mean is strong. Would like to see longer term data on 4 day work weeks.

@Seektruth-59 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong. People work hard and burn out after 5-6 hrs of work wasting effort after about 3 pm so it should be 6 hrs daily 5 days a week. Whether physical labour or sitting at a desk, the mind and body crash after 5-6 hrs. While we are highly productive during those hours, that productivity drops off dramatically after 6 hrs.