Four Day Work Week?

Michelle · #1 06-09-2008, 02:37 PM

I'm thinking about going to four ten-hour work days per week. I currently work 7:30-4:00 Monday through Friday. I'm thinking my new schedule would be 7:30-5:30 four days per week. The "off day" would be different each week, depending on meeting schedules and my boss's schedule -- she and I cannot be out of the office at the same time.

I like the idea of an extra five gallons of gas per week by saving one day's commute.

I can't think of any cons to this...besides being at work for 10 hours at a time. What am I missing?

Major04 · #2 06-09-2008, 02:50 PM

Nothing - that is my schedule, except when I have to support flight test over the weekend. Every other week, I have a 3 day weekend.

E61Silver · #3 06-09-2008, 03:26 PM

It sounds good, the only question is how it would effect you potential for advancement?

Is it just for the summer?

Michelle · #4 06-09-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by x54.4blue

It sounds good, the only question is how it would effect you potential for advancement?

Is it just for the summer?

Would not affect any sort of advancement/promotion. It would be my year-round schedule. I could always go back to 5 day weeks if necessary.

R8DX5 · #5 06-09-2008, 03:32 PM

My job is doing something similar. We get to work from home 1 day per week. It will not make much of a difference for me because my commute is only 5 miles door to door.

Wagner · #6 06-09-2008, 04:04 PM

That is a very common schedule in consulting.

AzX5 · #7 06-09-2008, 04:22 PM

No lunch break?

Michelle · #8 06-09-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AzX5

No lunch break?

I'd take an hour somewhere around noon.

AzX5 · #9 06-09-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Michelle

I'd take an hour somewhere around noon.

So you would work 9 hours and get paid for 10?

I believe 7:30-5:30 is 10 hours so if there is lunch in there, I'm not seeing it.

Sounds like a sweet deal. I wish I could do it.

cmyX6go · #10 06-09-2008, 11:18 PM

Let's see, I got to work this morning at 8:30 am and left at 10:30 pm. I'd take it in a heartbeat, even if it was only in the summer. Membership may have its privileges but it sucks sometimes too.

Go for it.