4-day working week anyone (apart from this week)?

[Clog II The Avenger]

4 Day Week

i have been offererd a similar contract in the netherlands - 4 day working week.

im also guessing it could be a nice thing for work/life balance.

Is that the one I saw an ad for? Janitor required to empty the bins and mop the floor at a peep show in Amsterdam.

[Francko]

i have been offererd a similar contract in the netherlands - 4 day working week.

im also guessing it could be a nice thing for work/life balance.

Is that a bank duder? Yes, it is a shame few companies understand that in UK.

[el duder]

interesting..

i have been offererd a similar contract in the netherlands - 4 day working week.

im also guessing it could be a nice thing for work/life balance.

[JonnoWeb]

Oh Yes!

My regular working week for my major client is a 4 day week. I work 4 long days from Monday - Thursday (so totalling the equivalent hours of a 5 day week), then have Friday to either work for other clients, or just take a 3 day weekend.

Only downside is that as it is so far from home I am away for these 4 days, so swings and roundabouts really.

The client is in the UK though.

[Joe Black]

As the next one is going to be, anyone has a normal 4-day working week in UK?

Think this sort of thing is not uncommon in the public sector in the UK. Quite a few people did this sort of thing in one of the gov't departments I worked for. Indeed some of the managers seemed to be doing just 3 day weeks.

I was allowed to work a 4 day week for 6 months or so at one point, though in my case, being a contractor, still had to put in the standard 37.5 hours.

[lilelvis2000]

Prior to my better half finding work - and putting the kids into nursery - I worked four day weeks for several months. Now I take the odd day "off" to pursue personal activities..Like the Queen's recent visit to my area of chav land.

[hyperD]

Bugger! Even the "By word/Edit many times" subscription fails me!!!!

[Xenophon]

GODDDAMMITTT!

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Very good.

[hyperD]

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[Xenophon]

client's

Unlucky hyperD.

[Fleetwood]

client's

[hyperD]

I keep forgetting about bank holidays. I've not had a bank holiday for years unless the wife reminds me that there is nobody in her office.

It's actually quite <FleetwoodInsurance>embarrassing</FleetwoodInsurance> saying you're coming in on Monday to install an app on the clients server when it's a BH.

[Francko]

As the next one is going to be, anyone has a normal 4-day working week in UK?

In the Netherlands it was not really uncommon. And not like here where they just give you 20% less and 20% more overtime so you just end up losing 20%.

I regret a bit not accepting a permie job with a major dutch bank at that time, 4-day a week would dramatically improve your quality of life.