An Idea Whose Time Has Come
A couple of articles have creeped up lately under various headings such as 4/10 or 10-4, which refers to the idea that many businesses are considering (and some have transitioned) to a work week of four 10-hour days. If only my job would or could do something like that (I'd have the added benefit of only having to work a 35 hour week, or four 9-hour days)! This article highlights the example of the switch by government employees for the State of Utah, and outlines the expected savings in electricity and heat for the business, and gas for the employees.
My employer would likely never consider this since we are a very service-oriented place (less visits would most likely result in less enrolled students), and we actual have students who live on-campus, so we need to keep things up and running all week long. Our main respite is the week between Christmas and New Years, when we do actually close down for a week or so (except for my office, where several employees still go in to handle the volumes of applications we get during that time).
I don't think it's any secret that Mark and I love our free time, whether it be vacation or just a weekend. So, it goes without saying that we would fully embrace the idea of a four-hour work week, even if it meant being totally dead for that extra day since the work days would be so long. I think as energy and gas prices (and the price of things in general) continues to rise, though, we will see an increase in the 10-4 idea.
Indeed, and idea whose time has come!!
My employer would likely never consider this since we are a very service-oriented place (less visits would most likely result in less enrolled students), and we actual have students who live on-campus, so we need to keep things up and running all week long. Our main respite is the week between Christmas and New Years, when we do actually close down for a week or so (except for my office, where several employees still go in to handle the volumes of applications we get during that time).
I don't think it's any secret that Mark and I love our free time, whether it be vacation or just a weekend. So, it goes without saying that we would fully embrace the idea of a four-hour work week, even if it meant being totally dead for that extra day since the work days would be so long. I think as energy and gas prices (and the price of things in general) continues to rise, though, we will see an increase in the 10-4 idea.
Indeed, and idea whose time has come!!
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