{"id":6450,"date":"2022-02-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goldmanstate.com\/?p=6450"},"modified":"2022-02-20T21:21:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T05:21:51","slug":"honey-i-shrunk-the-workweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goldmanstate.com\/2022\/02\/21\/honey-i-shrunk-the-workweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey, I Shrunk The Workweek!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;19px||23px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; global_module=&#8221;2637&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/goldmanstate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GPB-Bank-Local-Banner.jpg&#8221; 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And it would definitely throw off the work\/sloth balance I&#8217;ve tried so desperately to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Variations on the five-day workweek are nothing new, as you know.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>When he was a firefighter my Dad would be home for three days and then completely gone for four, including overnight. Police officers and other public safety people, nurses and doctors often work irregular shifts or are on-call as needed.<\/p>\n<p>They started a &#8220;flex-time&#8221; schedule for state workers in California a number of years ago: four 10-hour work days and three days off, which the majority of employees turned into long weekends at one end or the other.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Amazon Banner &#8211; Limited Time TEXT&#8221; module_class=&#8221;https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gWGm5p&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Actor||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#EDF000&#8243; header_2_font=&#8221;Actor||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#0C71C3&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||on||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#EDF000&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#eeeeee&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#840000&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#7f0000&#8243; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;radial&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hUNn8g&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;0em&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;dashed&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; global_module=&#8221;5299&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Amazon Daily Deals<\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Search the hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZ25KH\">daily deals<\/a>.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Limited-time deals.\u00a0 Change hourly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gZ25KH\">Start Shopping.<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever had to visit one of your state&#8217;s various agencies, you&#8217;re already familiar with the exasperating experience of waiting in line for an hour or more because behind the counter, only half the crew showed up that day. (If you&#8217;re keeping score, the offices of California&#8217;s secretary of state and the Sacramento County Assessor&#8217;s office, where we pay our mysteriously calculated property taxes, have been among the worst offenders.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Medici article also revealed that &#8220;when stacked up against other benefits, the four-day workweek has mixed support. While 58% of workers said they would be willing to work two hours or more each day to get that fifth day off, only 43% would rather have a four-day workweek than free company-provided health care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;endingG&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>This strikes me as cutting off one&#8217;s nose to spite one&#8217;s face\u2014which, if you literally do that, you&#8217;d be better off working a five-day workweek and have the company pay to re-attach your nose.<\/p>\n<p>EMPLOYEE #1: Hey, I couldn&#8217;t help but notice that you don&#8217;t have a nose anymore.<\/p>\n<p>EMPLOYEE #2: True. But the good news is, I&#8217;m only working four days a week so I now have plenty of time to empty my savings to pay for it to be sewed back on! 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