“I think it’s inevitable”: Could the adoption of a four-day work week happen in Canada?

Joe O'Connor of the Work Time Reduction Center of Excellence says that the adoption of a four-day work week is 'inevitable.'

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14 comments

  1. Some companies here do 4 12- hour days, then 3 days off. Exhausting for the workers, who have to spend that “extra” day off sleeping. Pass.

  2. I work 7.5 hrs a day. Use to work 12 hrs and standby time. Less money but with 7.5 hrs mon to fri I have never been happier. I also work from home and save 1.5 hrs of stressful and expensive commuting to work.
    Get the senseless commuting and office drama out of your life…trust me.

  3. I hope so, I work a 4 day week and love it. It’s a “B.S” job delivering Pizza but with tips I earn like I work 6 days a week.

    1. You earn like you work 6 days a week versus what? Other fast food that does not receive tips are part of the compensation?

      I don’t think your situation is really the case study for a 4 day work week

    2. @andrews  ok, I deleted that last one. It was too long and way off topic.
      What other “fast food” gets $3-$5 per order in tips? I earn close to $30 an hour for 6-7 hours a day x 4 days a week.
      I am a “server” that drives a car.
      This isn’t working at Burger King. Lol
      I own my home, I pay my bills and I can travel. What works for me might not be for you.

    3. @Sacreligious74 if you worked 6 days a week you would earn 50% more. Your situation is not what is being discussed in the video.

      This video is saying a McDonalds employee would be working 80% the hours they currently do while still maintaining 100% the wage.

      If you were to start working 80% what you currently do you wouldn’t still make the same amount weekly/monthly/annually.

      Liking your own posts achieves nothing lol

  4. For the last ten years I’ve worked ten hours a day six days a week….plus my wife works fifty hours a week….that’s how you buy your house, cottage and bass boat….don’t complain when others get more out of life then you do

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