Four Day Work Week?

Miller101 · 09-14-2009, 11:21 AM

Its called T.G.I.T program. Utah started it last year and it seems to be working out VERY WELL for all people there. Check it out:

T.G.I.Thursday | GOOD

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A year ago, Republican Governor Jon Hunstman announced the Working 4 Utah initiative, essentially putting 17,000 of the state’s 24,000 executive branch employees on a 10 hour a day, four day a week schedule. The goal for the cash-strapped state was energy savings. Now that a full year has passed (we checked in on the program back in April), a clearer picture of the benefits is coming into focus.

Personally, I love this idea! Can you imagine it? You get long weekends EVERY weekend! And the commute....................With a 10 hour day everyone will be commuting at different times. No more of this 7:00am-9:00am HEADACHE that we all suffer now!

Ohh and think about it. When you do get a long weekend. IT WILL BE A LONG WEEKEND! Can you imagine it? A four day weekend? THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! You know, this Republican Governor needs to run for President! I would vote for him!

MTK · 09-14-2009, 11:26 AM

I would love to be able to work some sort of compressed work week. In this day and age it's surprising that so many companies aren't on board with this.

dmek25 · 09-14-2009, 11:27 AM

that's funny you brought this up. i just got switched to a 4 day, 12 hour schedule. so i always have a 3 day weekend. yea for me

mredskins · 09-14-2009, 11:31 AM

We have these options here. 9-5 5 days a week, 9/80 basically ever other friday off or a 8/80 every friday off. I just work the 9-5 because I don't want to be here 10 hours a day and everyone else in my family or friends work 9-5, I really don't have anything do on my Fridays off.

firstdown · 09-14-2009, 11:45 AM

I'd love to have the 4 day work week. I could not tell my wife and every Friday get up and get dressed for work then go fishing or play golf. The hard part would be explaining to her why I was taking the boat to work.

09-14-2009, 11:26 AM	#2
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY Age: 52 Posts: 99,518	Re: Four Day Work Week? I would love to be able to work some sort of compressed work week. In this day and age it's surprising that so many companies aren't on board with this. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

09-14-2009, 11:27 AM	#3
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Four Day Work Week? that's funny you brought this up. i just got switched to a 4 day, 12 hour schedule. so i always have a 3 day weekend. yea for me __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

09-14-2009, 11:31 AM	#4
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 12,801	Re: Four Day Work Week? We have these options here. 9-5 5 days a week, 9/80 basically ever other friday off or a 8/80 every friday off. I just work the 9-5 because I don't want to be here 10 hours a day and everyone else in my family or friends work 9-5, I really don't have anything do on my Fridays off. __________________ When life gives you paper jams, turn them into paper footballs!

09-14-2009, 11:45 AM	#5
firstdown Living Legend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chesapeake, va Age: 60 Posts: 15,817	Re: Four Day Work Week? I'd love to have the 4 day work week. I could not tell my wife and every Friday get up and get dressed for work then go fishing or play golf. The hard part would be explaining to her why I was taking the boat to work.

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