92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek - eviltoast
92% of young people would sacrifice other perks for a 4-day workweek—here's what they'd give up
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From remote work to high pay, here's what young workers are willing to sacrifice in exchange for a 4-day workweek
  • lazylion_ca@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    "Other sacrifices that Gen Z and millennial employees say they’d make in exchange for a four-day workweek include working longer hours (48%), changing jobs or companies (35%), working weekends or evenings (27%) and even taking a pay cut (13%).

    The Bankrate data is a sign that younger generations are prioritizing work-life balance and “recognizing that flexibility itself is a job perk,” Foster says."

    Saved you a click.

    • LordOfLocksley@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      1 year ago

      4 day work week in exchange for working weekends… they obviously didn’t interview the brightest lot there

      • dmention7@lemm.eeEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        How so? It doesn’t seem too off to me that 1/4 of people would prefer working, say Wed-Sat (4 days) over Mon-Fri (5 days) I’d happily sacrifice a Saturday off in exchange for two weekdays off, all else equal.

      • lazylion_ca@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I guess it depends how social you are. Having Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays off might not be so bad.