You Should Stop Working 40 Hours A Week Immediately

The 40 hour work week is perhaps the biggest scam of the century. While it made sense when it was originally formed, nearly one hundred years it has not aged well. In this video you'll not only learn about why the 40 hour work week is a relic of the past, but also what you can do to have your own 4 day work week even if your company doesn't allow for it.
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[@Arionid]

"oh you dont want to work 80 hours a week? you must be lazy" I just want to enjoy the one life I'm given calm down susan

[@CodyEngelCodes]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tbc9096]

There are literally people (sheep for the system) who have videos pretty much with that title. They think working enriching someone else and having no life is a flex.

[@youtubesucks1499]

Try working 40 hours a week. Like a normal person.

[@youtubesucks1499]

​@@tbc9096 When did people get so lazy? Wha! I have to work 8 hours a day. Boo hoo.

[@tbc9096]

@@youtubesucks1499 I do work that. Get over yourself. But yeah, if I had the option not to have to work for any corporate dickheads again, then the answer is a resounding yes.

[@aethella4133]

I'm very strict on working less than 40 hours. I've had people end interviews just because I won't budge on this. I'm currently working 32 hours over the span of five days and tbh, I'd lose my mind if I had to do 40 again

[@CodyEngelCodes]

It's wild how ingrained 40 hour weeks are, good for you for standing your ground though!

[@lucasdores8974]

What is your profession?

[@shadowmancer99]

Then as long as you are accepting the pro rate of your salary good for you. And that is exactly what I am doing now. Last year I reduced my hrs to 32, this year I am down to 24. I get a pro rated salary and I am fine with that. Its the dishonest bastards who, like this guy in the video, who wants to get PAID on a 40 hr basis but work less than that expectation. THAT is the problem people have.

[@betsylynnvedrine3784]

Facts.. I won’t do eight hot days.. I break the week to leave early.. I live my afternoons and early evenings.

[@rnt45t1]

I've worked in corporate America going on 15 years now. it has completely eviscerated my work ethic. I used to be the hardest working, most conscientious contributor to any team I was a part of but now I log in and put in the bare minimum because honestly, I get nothing in return for my effort except a reminder every year that this measly 5% raise is really ALL they could do.... I want out.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

You should interview at some other companies, to be fair though 5% is actually pretty good as far as raises go which is kind of sad 😭

[@chaybrooks2446]

You got a whole 5% huh?? I got 3!! 🤣

[@MandoTrades]

Enter the Forex market and invest in real estate brotha

[@wombozombo]

I got 1% over a 2 year period

[@CyclingMartialartswithMusic]

Wait, You guys get a raise?

[@maryjohnstone1051]

If you have to commute, like so many do, and I used to, then 40 hours a week is ALL of your useful time. Your time at home is exhausted useless time, just enough time to turn around and go back. It’s soul crushing.

[@Yatukih_001]

40 hours of week is over. You have less than 5 hours of each day to work - whatever job you are working in, and that´s it. Less than 5 hours but the job is your choice.

[@goddessjocelynenergy]

People who work themselves to death looks like death. Not happening to me ever again!

[@Irraticdriving]

I Mey a man of 61 he did security 15 hours a night for 4 weeks at end of 4 weeks no break or decent food i saw him he was pale, could hardly speak, could hardly walk, depressed , looked 65 now Going home now to what? To a nervous breakdown a day in bed no sun, fun and guess what back again

[@robertI931]

I decided to work 32 hours a week and got laid off. I needed a day of rest ( physical and mental), a day of home projects, and a day to honor a God. In 25 years of working, I've never had a paid day off. America is upside down.

[@tbc9096]

You’re so right. I don’t know why this country can’t transition to a 4 day work week and/or offer more paid time off/vacation. Americans are burned TF out because work takes up so much of our lives and leaves us greatly depleted. Had a hellacious week and now I have to get geared up for another. Hell, I might call out one day this week. I feel like 30-32 hours would be the sweet spot.

[@dawidel6439]

@@tbc9096 Come to Europe :D , I will never work in USA feels like slave in Capitalism

[@tenbytenhousefreebutnoteno9095]

john 4:37

[@youtubesucks1499]

Where are you working? In 25 years you haven't has q paid vacation? McDonald's offers a paid vacation.

[@youtubesucks1499]

​@@tbc9096Why? Ok, why would any business pay you 40 hours for 32 hours of work? Seriously. How lazy are people that they can't work 8 hours a day? So a doctor works 32 hours a week? The police? A fire department? What happens when truck drivers only work 32 hours a week? Lazy.

[@chiefhardy6312]

This is a big reason why remote work is gaining so much traction. People are getting just as much done in 5-6 hours as they were in 8 hours in-office.

[@batman6540]

Jeah, and paid less...

[@Noegusis]

No man, remote work is also a scam. It’s just another form of handcuffs. You’ll be doing the same job at the physical location, same job title, for 1/5th of the actual pay you’re supposed to be getting. And if you don’t like it, that’s okay, that company is already outsourcing your job to the philippines anyway + there will always be some useful slave who wants your laptop anywhere job. It’s still 40 hours in a job where you’re not growing any useful skills. You’re wasting your life away.

[@XxSteamStreamxX]

​@@batman6540This is how it has to start though, if companies have to pay you more for the same amount of work, then they aren't going to increase the pay for their time. Its similar to the difference between contractors and employees, contractors can take a higher pay because they are hired to do a job, while an employee is currently set to a schedule. Their pay account for the fact that times may be slow, so while there was only 6 hours of work to do they have to be paid for 8 hours

[@Yatukih_001]

The future of work seems to be that people will be paid grants and then they go from one job to the next but their employers have to pay them way higher salaries. as a result these employers have to be paid higher salaries than now. To accomplish this more forests need to be grown.

[@chiefhardy6312]

@@Yatukih_001 what the hell does any of this mean

[@betsylynnvedrine3784]

I have two interviews tomorrow. Both part time .. Ppl will think I’m crazy but only I know how much mental I can take ..

[@betsylynnvedrine3784]

Love it❤

[@Kukatoo]

i hate working 40 hours a week and it’s hard to see a way out :(

[@Blak.Stone_Kam]

You'll make it my friend keep pushin, im sure your almost there 💪🏾

[@dinoworld112]

they call it a 40 hour work week but you may as well call it a 120 hour work week since 24 hours in a day times that by 5 ( 24x5=120) since you're not going to have any life expect for the 48 hours called the weekend

[@CodyEngelCodes]

I can't really argue with that.

[@DavidDuBois-v5d]

modern slavery

[@perditus273]

3 to 5 hours a week is all I put into work when remote. Every time I go into the office it's full of people doing everything but work, or they are on the same project for the past 3-4 months for basic stuff. There is zero reason to work 40 hours. Do what it takes to get the job done and be done. No office politics. No brown nosing. No BSing with coworkers. In my case, I get to spend more time with family and entrepreneurial pursuits. As mentioned in the video, use the time for what you want to do. Life is too short to do otherwise.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Well said 🙇‍♂️

[@darkdudironaji]

I could definitely get my entire week of work done in 2 to 3 days of focused work. But in my boss's eyes, that just means he can bring on more work for me to do. Because he wants me to be at the office for optics more than anything else. So I half-ass my work for 5 days.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Sounds like you already found the answer -- Parkinson's Law it and let the work expand to fill the time allotted.

[@darkdudironaji]

@@CodyEngelCodes I'd rather be at home doing schoolwork than slowly doing my work

[@overtremendouslyblah]

Yeah this is the attitude i normally see

[@ArtistSoftwareEngineer]

I went to a three day week (21-24 hours) as a (Senior level) software engineer when I was 30. Permanent employee, not contractor. That was 13 years ago and have moved jobs in that time, and had promotions. They basically trust me with full autonomy for the majority of my work to do what is worthwhile. Best thing I ever did - happier, do better quality work, and it’s a win-win for the company too and I don’t waste nearly as much energy on small stuff. Because of that, I’m now paid what the average engineer in my role would get full time too as the company also sees the value they get out of me as worth it. And yeah, so maybe 12 hours of deep work - but very intense and in a very relaxed way. The 2 days extra I get to not work is my ‘pay premium’ 😂

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Living the dream Ray! Hopefully others can get to a similar position that you are in, getting 2 extra days off a week is almost certainly worth the pay trade-off!

[@ArtistSoftwareEngineer]

@@CodyEngelCodes thanks and yeah - 100%. You can't exactly buy time. Well, you sort of can - through convenience food and getting someone to do your household chores for you, but that's a hollow way to live imho. Far better to have four solid days off and cook yourself 😁 I think plenty could (get into my position) but are fearful of asking or scared of the effects it might have on their career. If you're earning 750k at Netflix or whatever, dropping down to 450k for three days seems like a total no-brainer to me if you can swing it though. It's still a truck load of money compared to almost any other career, even if you can't immediately retain your 'premium'!

[@iwn77620]

Sounds good! How did you convince your employer, and also the next ones (who didn't know you) for such a reduced week?

[@Achlys384]

@@iwn77620hopefully he answers

[@christianchellis9057]

People believe that working less hours is a sign of weakness. I believe the opposite.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

✊

[@thefeels9086]

They're not really happy, so they try to push that lifestyle onto others to validate their life decisions.

[@Yatukih_001]

They no longer believe that and those who still do are going to have to face the consequences if they try working for more than 5 hours each day, which are usually heart attack. The human heart can not handle a longer working time than less than 5 hours each day.

[@mora118]

My work hates me because I refuse to work over 32 hours xD

[@neena7076]

And I bet they can't do anything about it because they are understaffed as it is right? 😂😂

[@mora118]

@@neena7076 that and other things xD did 52 plus for a solid year. And they had the balls to say i didnt work enough. Now they get 32. Not a second more. Fuck around and find out. They try to take my comp and ill walk out on them.

[@tbc9096]

Right now I’m saving $$$ every week and building up a nest egg. I’m looking at passive streams of income that hopefully one day will take off into something much larger. I’d love to just work part time and have those passive incomes and eventually work for no one again. I am so sick of every Sunday night dreading what’s coming. We’re not meant to live this way

[@Dreamcatcher0007]

Could u also make n share such videos. For us all please. Thank u

[@victor.1101]

I'm a software engineer and I agree with your opinion. Currently, many Asian countries are also working more than 40 hours a week. I think it's okay for a short period, but it's not good if it lasts long.

[@sesetio338]

The system is still designed around the industrial revolution.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Yeah working extra works is fine once in a while, and always with the caveat that you should take time to rest and relax after you're done with crunch time.

[@PatrickOconnor-y2d]

@@CodyEngelCodesif it’s only for a year or so and it’s a job like walking dogs outside in a park I can work 80 hours a week it’s doable, but not long term, long term 20 hours is perfect rest of time to work on art projects making films books family exercise shopping etc

[@GenuineEncountersCo]

Imagine working 50 ✨MANDATORY✨ hours per week! Resigned two weeks ago and never looking back. No way that hell will continue to be my story.

[@overtremendouslyblah]

Output is the only thing that SHOULD matter, but a lot of managers don't accept this. You still have to sit at the office for 8 hours per day

[@kennygunderman]

That setup though! Great vid cody. Never knew the origin of the 40 hour work week

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Thanks man 😄

[@SuprBestFriends]

My dream as an overworked truck driver is to have a classic 9-5 stable schedule I can’t imagine that.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

You can do it 🤜🤛

[@SuprBestFriends]

@@CodyEngelCodes thank you for the encouragement! I appreciate your comment.

[@eclipse369.]

​@@SuprBestFriends Then you have to deal with ppl It's not good lol.

[@Dreamcatcher0007]

9-5 does not exist anymore

[@plastercinedream]

This place I’m working at is 45hrs, but was advertised as 40. They’re fine as long as you do 40 but they get funny if you don’t do anymore/don’t finish the jobs before then end of the week. With it being minimum wage…I’m very much feeling ripped off.

[@cvfox72]

i work in construction. working 40 hours a week is destroying me. i used to work alot harder but yeah.

[@Rasengantrue]

Thanks for talking about this Cody! I'm happy to hear more companies (at least in tech) are moving to 4 day work weeks while still providing competitive salaries. I hope more industries follow similar patterns as there are so many studies not only validating productivity doesn't decrease from 40 hour -> 32 hour weeks but also improves employee's health, work-life balance, and mental health. At this point, the inertia from upper management seems very similar to the hesitation around fully remote workers. I just hope it doesn't take proxy events to cause four day work weeks to become a norm.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Yeah any time T-mo, really means a lot that you watch my videos ☺️ I also hope the 4 day work week takes off sometime in the near future. Productivity doesn't drop and employees get the chance to rest, relax, and come back to work ready for the week on Monday or Tuesday.

[@Rasengantrue]

@@CodyEngelCodes Haha thanks man! Your videos are always informative and helpful, so I should be thanking you for taking the time to make them 😄

[@donnyhamilton9655]

I work 25 hours a week at my job and I have more peace and free time

[@ericwilliams1832]

what the hell type of job.

[@wearecreatorz5688]

What’s the job?

[@PatrickOconnor-y2d]

@@ericwilliams1832I’m cutting hours to 21 from 33 (did 85 hours before that) walking dogs ,

[@Justin-fq8dt]

I'm a "full time" (WFH) software engineer and I put in around 20 to 30 hours a week as well. Sometimes more or less, depends on the general work load and ultimately what I feel like doing. 40 would definitely be too much though. Totally agree with everything you said in this video and I think a lot of people figure this out on their own through experience in a remote work environment.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Yep the hours are fairly fluid but usually 20 - 30 hours of actual impactful work sounds about right 🙇‍♂️

[@Achlys384]

Can any software engineer work 20-30 hours like this?

[@EricTimothyLong]

I’ve been feeling burnt out working 40 hours a week. It’s refreshing to hear someone challenge the status quo.

[@maxpowers6880]

As a freelancer in software development I am currently working 3 days a week. It's great! You only have to shift your expectations that you will not be the latest and greatest in everything. But it's a really good balance between work and personal life.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Totally agree!

[@ms1295]

Curious how much you’re able to earn per year on average. This would be my dream!

[@maxpowers6880]

I make around 80k (€) while also taking several weeks of holiday. But remember that from this number you still havbe to subtract taxes, health insurance and other expenses...

[@ms1295]

@@maxpowers6880 thanks for responding! Curious what’s your specialization and do you have any advice for someone who’d like to get to where you are. I’m currently working as as full time UI engineer for a large company but would love to work fewer hours and have more flexibility

[@vulamnguyen9453]

@@maxpowers6880 Freelancer devs have to do everything on their own, haven't they?

[@annadachowska24]

Thank you for this video I wanted to find something like this and a search showed me "how to work 60+ hours" and I almost burst into tears.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Ack, working 60+ hours is the exact opposite of what we should be striving for lol

[@arthurjackson8302]

Work 40 hours a week making 35 to 60 grand a year is the vast norm. Owning your own home by the time you are 65 or older seems to be about average. That's a long grind to own a house. If you even live that long.

[@Nick84525]

Wages need to go up

[@Allintn22]

I do construction alot of 30 hr plus straight 80 plus hour weeks, when I do get time off I don't have energy to do anything then get depressed knowing I gotta get up and go in the next day a trap I'm trying to get out of

[@yearginclarke]

I work in logging and there's always vary lengths of commuting. My current situation is 10 hour days plus a 2.5 hour commute ONE way. The commutes always vary due to job site locations and daily circumstances, so sometimes it's even longer of a day. I've been doing this for years and trying to find something else to do. I NEVER have time or energy to do anything else except go home eat dinner and pass out, and not much energy on days off. Got a call about a job I applied to for a construction company warehouse and they said it was 12 hours shifts, when the ad didn't say anything about the shift being that long. It's B.S. they can't be honest about the hours straight up front. No thanks, not for me!

[@RotterStudios]

subbed. Been trying desperately to think of something out of the home. So tired of micromanagers and a 4 hours daily commute. I'm in IT, but have done blogging, KZbin, and thinking of what to do out of the home.

[@ScottPhilipRobinson_99]

This video really makes you think about the traditional work model. I wonder how many companies will actually adapt to a 4-day work week.

[@make2338]

One thing I struggle with is that, technically, most of us have signed a contract with our employer saying we would work 40 hours a week (by accepting the job description/initial offering, etc.). So even though I 100% agree with everything in your video, as well as other peoples videos on this subject matter, I still can't get past the fact that I would technically by lying to my employer by not working 40 hours a week. HELP ME BREAK THROUGH THIS?! I want to land in a good spot with this emotionally/mentally, but just can't seem to. I've been HEAVILY thinking about this for a whole year.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Knowledge work is based on outcomes and output. If you are meeting deadlines and keeping your boss happy then don't sweat it when you work fewer hours. If you are working at a place with "unlimited" PTO then I'd suggest trying to take some extra long weekends more frequently or take sick time if you have the sniffles and see if your performance suffers. If it doesn't then it's a good indicator that you don't actually need to work all of those hours.

[@GreenKC]

Must be nice, I’m currently stuck in service desk and I hate it. I feel burnt out and not advancing

[@sirgalahad1470]

Cody Engel gets it. Why can't companies pull their collective heads out of their asses and start following this.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

🤷‍♂️ no idea, but hopefully one day they get with the times. Seeing some companies go to 4 day work weeks full-time is encouraging.

[@johnnyrotten9757]

@@CodyEngelCodes what if you're an hourly employee??? I'd have to make $60/hr if I worked only 30hrs/wk

[@TheWayOfTheZ]

It’s proven that more hours worked doesn’t necessarily equate to more productivity. The 40-hour workweek is a relic and should be a thing of the past

[@Karlswebb]

I work 5 days a week but get 13 paid stat holidays, 17 earned time off days paid a year, and 20 vacation days paid. So on average i work 32 hours a week. Unions man; good shit!

[@Arthur-me]

I time track and use 40 hours as a ceiling on my weekly time dedicated strictly to my employer. It basically keeps me in check and I wont exceed 40 hours because that means I'm out of balance on other personal / side goals. In my industry, there's an endless hopper of projects to be done so I could easily hit 80 hours, but then again, I'm sacrificing so many other things so it's a discipline check more than anything else. Great videos!

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Thanks Arthur and that's a good mindset to have with keeping everything in balance ☺️

[@stelmor12]

I currently work 40 hours per week; I am a single mom with a child who plays sports. When I leave work, my child has practice 3-4 days per week. It is exhausting because I don't feel I have time for myself. All I do is work to provide, cook, and clean. I want a more balanced life so I will search for a job with fewer hours. I have a master's degree in HR and have worked in HR for the last 13 years. I am open to any suggestions to get out of the Matrix!

[@the216cook]

I will NEVER work more than 32 hours a week. And I LOVE MY JOB. but every other weekend I have off plus two other days. AND.....AND.... I will NEVER WORK TWO JOBS ever again. I was in my late forties doing that. Never again.

[@WilliamAlexanderRodriguez_702]

Interesting perspective! If only more companies would consider the benefits of a shorter work week for employee wellness.

[@Peeter-z7o]

My anger issues are getting way worse because of 40 hours per week. 4 days of work, 3 days off i could handle- only if they were MAX 8 hours daily. But tbh, i don't think anyone should be forced to work more than 24 hours per week. No balance at all.

[@Aijxu]

40 hours a week and some weed + gym will get me through.

[@drbonesshow1]

You can stop workin’, but keep gerkin’ the gherkin. The more you’ll be smilin’ the less you’ll be smirkin’.

[@lextacy2008]

When I work 40 hours, my productivity is about 14 hours. When I worked 26 hours, I was productive the entire time. Let that sink in.

[@PhilosyNoir]

1:07 THANK YOU! I’m tired of people attributing the work week to Henry Ford and love hearing about the haymaker affair

[@SusanaNoriega-b7l]

There is nothing to quit. Stupid retail jobs wants to give you 10 hours at $17.00 an hour. Who can live with that?

[@Satsui_No_Hado]

Just stopped working forty hours , left my corporate job and moved into an independent owner , working four days and three off and about 33 hours , done with 40+

[@dale116dot7]

I quit working 40 hours a week, now I do 60 or 70, and I can’t seem to find time to take a vacation. Oh well.

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

I switched to part time web development and meditative side gigs and more energy each week. How you're feeling each week is extremely important and often easy to miss with some standard salary position (even remote) that might be more soul crushing than it seems.

[@AlisonVella]

I work as a waiterss and some jobs has better salary, but good per hour but over time no. if you make alot of over time to get more and is better then per hour tbh. If i work 60 hours in a week i get almost 2k

[@imblakeimbald]

Historically most people worked 4-6 hours average and 8-10 hours during harvest season. (agricultural work)

[@cristobaljavier]

I saw a couple of your videos, instant sub, great content 👏👏👏

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Welcome aboard!

[@margaretrielly7323]

Thanks for your video. Im all for quality of work over quantity of time. I just wish and hope more of us get on board with this.

[@Sir-Prizse]

I have a 37 hour week and today I negotiated to work 40 hours as of the following year. My goal is simply to make as much money as possible. In august I left the job I really liked and now drive 1.5 hours every day to work... all just to increase my gross salary by 47 %. Sure, I'd rather work 37 hours, but I need to make money and get ahead... maybe push 10 years, although I have to say that working as a DTP-operator is not the most stressful job in the world.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Gotta get that money somehow, most of the time that's trading your time for money.

[@dawidel6439]

hahah you have employee mind set bro

[@19nat99]

I HAD to leave a like, the yotuube like/dislike ratio I saw under the video was EXACTLY the same as the one you use in your video, so surreal

[@CodyEngelCodes]

😭 thank you!!

[@lilweedsea]

But how do I get the money

[@conormcqregor4393]

I work 40 hours a week 7:30-4:30 Monday-Thursday. Friday get out at 11:30

[@suicune3776]

When you are still young and terrified of failing and not being able to hold up to standards, like getting fired for underperformance. Then you'll be VERY happy to hear that honestly, employees of big company offices often do everything but work. XD

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Pretty much, yeah.

[@saisafetytrends]

that pillow ....

[@CodyEngelCodes]

...is the best.

[@jackcarraway4707]

I'm military. In my unit you get assigned tasks and you're on duty until you complete them. If you finish them before 1700, sweet you're free to go home.

[@MC-eg5fj]

Try graduating high school and wanting to get into the work force, and moving out of your parents house. Rents 2k plus and most places don’t hire for more than 20 unless you have the resume to argue for more pay.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

An excellent reason to not graduate high school and join the full-time workforce. Either pick up a trade or go to college. One day this hopefully won't be a requirement, but today it's pretty hard to get by with only a high school diploma and no other education (be it college or learning a trade).

[@fossrocket]

Why do companies still require workers to be there 40 hours a week every week I work in manufacturing and some times dont do any thing for 2 and 3 weeks yet they make us stay an this is the same for a lot of people I've experienced it throughout my working life I often wonder how much this affects the planet huge factory buildings with all the equipment and lights on no one doing anything yet they still don't send people home.

[@Nick84525]

40 hours needs to go

[@jordanhansen6539]

Ok so how do I find work that's less than 40 hours

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Find work that lets you focus on outcomes as opposed to hours spent working.

[@lgmmrm]

“Only tech bros and hedge fund managers work 80 hr work weeks.” Bro, let me introduce you to the fields of healthcare and agriculture.

[@CodyEngelCodes]

I'm not your bro, guy.

[@lgmmrm]

@@CodyEngelCodes I'm not your Guy, Buddy.

[@Thebestoneintheworldha]

Farmers just fix fences and drive around their tractors and call it work. Healthcare just talk to patients and answer calls oh and make tiktoks. Not deep work but easy work

[@Archonsx]

i agree, it's not worth it, but it's necessary to get you started in life

[@CodyEngelCodes]

True, I know when I was getting started I was working 40 hours to keep up for a while.

[@nightowl5475]

Nothing is really necessary. It’s just been a norm for so long working 40 hours. I prefer 30 hours with an hour lunch break. The rest of the time, people aren’t really working,

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

My strategy is to work 50ish hours a week during the summers in Alaska for four months, then part time the rest of the year(20 hours a week) teaching Kung Fu and personal training. It works for me.

[@Hauptstufe]

What did you do in alaska?

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

@@Hauptstufe seasonal work at a lodge!

[@Hauptstufe]

@@Anonymous-wb3nz I was looking at different jobs--even the cannery jobs that work a man to death--in order to escape my current situation of perpetual mental and emotional exhaustion. How do you like the lodge?

[@jaaguitar]

Depends if you count research and learning new technologies as "work". If you rightly do then it pushes software devs hours back up.

[@alejandrom.4680]

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!

[@CodyEngelCodes]

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful.

[@betsylynnvedrine3784]

I’m 9am-2pm Tuesday - Friday..

[@landonsullins5947]

I work 59 hours a week minimum and its not good for your health

[@tbc9096]

Yikes brother. I hope you find a way out of that soon.

[@NMA_NoMoreAmmo]

They want people to work less and spend more. Meaning more loans and credits.

[@NOCDIB]

👍🏾👍🏾 for the diversity in your stock B-roll footage

[@CodyEngelCodes]

🙇‍♂️

[@kappyh1]

I dont work 40 hrs/week by choice lol But I think I can do my job in less hours, like 30 hrs/week its ok

[@CodyEngelCodes]

There ya go, get the work done in 30 hours and then take it easy for those remaining 10.

[@Flyanb]

I guess SE’s are different than the rest of the real world. I have to work. The expectation is I get to work 40 only as long as my projects are on track and sometimes I get to work 50 plus half days on Saturday 😁. Honestly plumbers, construction workers, electricians, manufacturers, retailers, cleaners etc. people that actually make physical things or do physical services have to show up. I can’t say I guess I’ll do 30 this week.

[@eclipse369.]

It's called better management.

[@mudoperfeito]

someone should bring this discussion to brazil!

[@pearlivory3483]

Ya’ll really got me considering leaving my accounting career for software engineering lol

[@CodyEngelCodes]

As an accountant, do you need to really work 40 hours?

[@pearlivory3483]

@@CodyEngelCodes it depends on the company or how many clients you have. I work in public accounting and I have to submit billable hours so where I am- I have to work 40 hours and track and report what I’ve completed in each hour. During the busy season I have to work and bill 45 hours

[@dorothydonaldson288]

Tell me how am I going to buy a house with 40 hours a week

[@CodyEngelCodes]

You're not, gotta work less than 40 hours a week for a house.

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

It's called investing and saving. Common sense.

[@Msimportant1111]

My goal is to Work 20-25 week get paid 60 an hr and up full benefits enough to Keep me a float keep my Maintenance in my coop at 30%

[@jazzyj6640]

I want to work 20-30 hours a week.

[@tbc9096]

30 would be ideal for me. Five six hour days

[@josepablobustamante8637]

I work over 12 hours because I am in the International logistics industry biz.

[@josepablobustamante8637]

12 hours/Day

[@STU6Z]

i followed ur advice i am now homeless :(

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Oh no, I'm sorry, but happy to see you still have access to KZbin!

[@Dreamcatcher0007]

45 minimum and still being told you do nothing. Crappy corporate life of slavery.

[@dadirtyone1461]

Most of us have to do More than 40 hours a week just to Survive SMH

[@dorothydonaldson288]

I mean without 40 hours how am I going to buy a house a 40 hours a week

[@Joystar3000]

To me any job over 40 hours is slavery 😂

[@davfar459]

I want to work less time so I can not be so overworked and so I can yse my time to focus on things I like however I've been in a long distance relationship for the past 5 years and I have to meet a legal income requirement for my fiancee to be eligible for her visa. I do have doordash employment as a side hustle however from my experience I can't say it's always an efficient alternative to convienantal work hours.

[@marlanfarrokhi]

I have no idea what the conclusion is? What jobs do I need to do to leave the 40 hour work week? These videos don’t explain anything

[@tomm1583]

You should stop working 40 hours a week and work 80.

[@carriehasaproblem4959]

I’m working 40 hours a week as a care worker, guess this video wasn’t made for me lol

[@Doggieworld3Show]

I agree....but I don't have much of a choice right now.

[@shadowmancer99]

Well.....if you are getting paid a full salary and not putting in the hrs expected, hope you get fired for fraud and mischarging ....this is the wrong attitude.....if you reduced your salary to match the hrs, at least then you are being honest....but this guy doesnt seem to have that little thing called integrity...

[@larafungaming3374]

I actually work 50 hrs a week, get paid hmmm. Anyway I am transitioning into Executive assistance I want remote work

[@nickj6275]

Good thing I’m not working 40 hours a week I’m working 75 hours and over time on Sunday 😅

[@Nick84525]

That's too much nobody needs to be working that much

[@JanM457]

On the pillow is that ... Joseph Vissarionovich Swanson?

[@CodyEngelCodes]

Ron Swanson for sure.

[@TheSoupier]

That looks like a pillow with Stalin on it. lol

[@icecreamgirlrockyroad3547]

Well that i s 40 with mom home now both have to work 40 with nothing to show

[@isaiahtipton6024]

Well I don’t have a tech job but I am 15 and McDonald’s is starting me off tomorrow from 11 am to 7 pm 5 days a week

[@PaleRider76.]

And those terrible bosses out there that insist on you working to earn your money. Jerks! 😅

[@Thebestoneintheworldha]

Nobody works more than 3 hours a day lol. Especially for creative tasks