Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employees
Tokyo government to introduce four-day workweek for its employees
The new policy is designed to encourage Japanese couples to have children at a time when the country’s fertility rate is at a record low.
Americans are too pussy to make this happen.
"Americans are too pussy to make this happen."
-Ford worker upon hearing about the 5 day work week in 1925.
But for real, your attitude shouldn't be negative towards the people who do the work.
That was 100 years ago.
Worker efficiency has SKYROCKETED since then.
But we demand nothing.
Because we are pussies.
And stupid. Because the majority of us just elected a guy that is openly anti-union and worker rights.
Stupid pussies. That's what Americans are.
I remember reading that this program was only available to employees with young children, and they had to take a pay cut to take that extra day. If it's voluntary, no one will take it.
In Germany it’s quiet common to work part time and you have the same employment benefits and legal standing as someone working full time, there is no discrimination like in the US.
So I willing reduced my working hours to 30 hours a week. I am working 75% and get 75% of a full time salary. I actually get the same vacation as someone working 100%, as vacation is based on number of days a week worked rather than hours. I am still working five days a week.
Since I don’t need the extra money, there’s no reason to work full time.
I would.
Reduce my cost of living so I could work an extra day less every week until my child is out of elementary school while keeping the same job with the same benefits.
Count me in.
Note: The article does state for couples with children until the child is out of elementary school. So you get to work 4 day work weeks for a significant chunk of your life, while keeping the same benefits, but you do have to obviously lower your costs of living to make it work....probably. Yeah, I'm in.
We're too balls to do it too.
Japaneses workaholics: "Looking for 3-day a week jobs, Fri-Sat-Sun preferred."
Yeah. The problem is in big part because of the workaholic culture. If employees can still elect to still take the 5 day workweek they will. They will be scorned by all of their coworkers if they don't.
"But that guy's taking a 7 day work week! You don't want to be seen lagging behind, do you? NoooOooo..."