In honor of Monday, the day you are most likely to die of coronary reasons for the 18-45 range, is a 40 hour work week outdated? M-F? Commuting?

[DrPepper12]

Should employers be allowed to force in office policy for what could be remote work?
Should workers be paid for their commute?

40 hour work week is about right

40 hour work week should be reduced

40 hours is fine, 5 days isn't.

32 hours over 4 days is more appropriate for our era

We should have more paid holidays instead like 9/11, Election Day, etc.

[Crimsyjo]

Life is all about balance. Obviously as a woman and mother I have been blessed with working part time for 10 years or so with a gap of 5 years not working at all (both my kids small then).

I hated not working at all and caused me mental health issues. Tho there is more context to that.

Working full time - I used to before kids but was 37.5 hours a week. Life felt like just work home sleep and days off just about rest and recovery.

Working part time is perfect. Time for gym, time for socialising, time for hobbies, rest, education. AND the routine of work that does make you feel valued and productive and it's only because of work that you can appreciate when you are not working.

So yes.. I think the current system sucks. The economy sucks. Poverty and struggle to survive is too much. Most people work 50-60 hour weeks to survive financially. It's disgusting. The reasoning for a 40-hour week, I presume created during the industrial revolution, is outdated. It was probably harsh and wrong then too but even more so as we have advanced as thinking human beings. We are not robots. Well being is so important and having time to nurture relationships and passions!

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Can't say no the philosophy here, really not, although country wide (and globalized) economy involved is of mind-boggling complexity to address labour time realistically :/

[WindAtMyBack]

It should be whatever the employee and employer agree on. A 40 hour week sounds great. I don't like a lot of overtime, so 40 hours is easy street.

As for commuting, companies always seemed reluctant about that. When I still worked, it would have been useful since I worked on contract out-of-state and lived in a motel. I didn't like living in motels for long periods, so I would have preferred working from home. Companies never wanted to do it though. I understand that it's not ideal, and adjustments need to be made, but it's not insurmountable.

I don't like working at home either, but it's better than living in a motel for months at a time.

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

Our legal system forces 35hrs on employees here. In practical terms though, it's not as good as it sounds because companies still give a 40hrs load of work to their employees. Essentially increasing mental pressure, and the physiological consequences coming with it obviously.

It's complicated here, when you go with hours only without accounting for companies logic. Until companies see a benefit in productivity when decreasing pressure for their employees. It's being worked on, but there's a long way to go

[Crimsyjo]

Aww thanks for MHO @DrPepper12. Means a lot from you 🥰

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

when Crimsy ends up in the wrong textbox 🤣

[Crimsyjo]

Haha I can give thanks on both our behalf then 😄 and blame the Internet. Mines being very glitchy at home and makes page difficult loading and jumping around. 😋

[molonski2]

How many really only work 40 hours?
I'm not sure how many I do , because it's only when I can be bothered

But when I went back to Brisbane a couple of years ago , I thought " ohh I should work " , I'm not running the place.. How hard can it be?
I got every dam job I applied for , which was ridiculous at my age.. but , I found all the hours ( and extra hous ) for no pay , incredibly difficult , and I came to realise..
Gee , some of these people just work for nothing , I had 5 roles in 8 months , and they all liked me , only problem , I didn't like them , all though I offered much advice.
Most people work too hard and too long , I did for sure.

[blueonblack22]

At my job the actual hours worked doesn’t mean anything. Rather it’s about getting the job done.

But that’s not the same for all jobs.

[abc3643]

For people my age, 40 is too much. If I could afford it, I'd go down to 28 to 32.

[Anonymous]

40 hours I remember being part time