#32 Hour Work Week

[marzeydoze]

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[sock-puppetlife]

Another thing that sucks about being a neurodivergent person in the US is the fact that if I work 40hours a week anywhere, I start to go insane. Not to mention the countless studies that show the numerous benefits of working a 32 hour work week over 4 days. But whenever I complain about working a 5 day work week (I will get insanely suicidal if I do this for more than 2 weeks straight), all I get are blank stares. And it's so insanely frustrating.

[merelygifted]

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., plans to introduce legislation that would reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours per week to 32 hours per week, without lowering pay.

[kyostarrtv]

When I was sick for a day last week, I felt so much more productive the day after. We really need a 32 hours to become the new full time work week. It would save so many from burnout I think.

I know I don't shut up about this but frankly not enough people are angry about the 5-day/40 hour workweek (and I am AWARE a lot of people work even more than that). I feel like a lot more people should be absolutely furious that we only really have two days a week and some occasional hours in the evening to socialise, run errands, do chores, or relax.

It's no wonder so many people are profoundly lonely and disconnected from their communities when maintaining a social life in what little free time we have is incredibly difficult. If you have kids, a second job, a very long commute, or other responsibilities, it's nearly impossible.

We literally aren't meant to live like this and I'll never stop being shocked how many people just take it as the natural state of things and don't want to throw a brick through a billionaire's window every time they think of it.

[moonestrus]

I gotta get out of here.

I am going to give it ten more months.

And then I am jumping ship.

I am not going to be in that 5% that dies in three years.

I refuse.

I would break my own heart before I gave up.

I am not worth giving anything up for, to others.

But I am all that I have.

I never really had anything else.

I cannot work full-time anymore. I feel so absolutely shitty. There is nothing to be done for it. And there is no sympathy here.

I have so many dreams that I have not even started yet, but my life is already halfway over. Maybe even much farther.

I am going to give it ten more months, and then it is time to grab on to a life boat and start paddling to the nearest lighthouse.

I am going to start casting a wide net and grab on to the few connections I have.

[alwaysbewoke]

[whentherewerebicycles]

when I read these books on parenting across different cultures I am powerfully struck by how insane it is that we americans have been duped into thinking that american work culture is at all normal or inevitable. the book I just finished on Dutch parenting is like oh yeah Dutch people are encouraged to work part-time so they can spend time on family, travel, and leisure pursuits. who wants to work 40 hours a week? also if you work after 5pm or take work home you must be deeply unwell. oh and if it is sunny out and you do not ditch your job to sit outside at a cafe with your friends enjoying the beautiful day then what is wrong with you. I think when I go back to work I am going to really aggressively channel that energy. I’m going to keep outlook and teams off my phone and I’m not going to take anything home (literally or emotionally) and I’m not going to feel guilty in the slightest for not being available outside of working hours. my former coworker who I love and respect so much also suggested I negotiate going down to 80% FTE instead of 100% for a while so I can either leave early every day or take Fridays off, which is something she and another coworker of mine did when their kids were born. not sure I can make that work with my budget but boy oh boy I would love that.

[soliusss]

next day off isn't until Tuesday so very little time to draw the past couple days but here's what I cranked out the past week 👍. All art fight pieces

[friendpilled-visitmaxer]

Legitimately have spent more time playing Stardew this week than working at my job teehee

[graciebaberams]

I can’t believe I have a full time job who allowed this?

[goodoneguys]

This was the article

[kirbychar]

Getting sick after seeing svt dont deserve this

[swampthing07]

Bout to microchip a litter of 11 💪💪💪

[icewindandboringhorror]

sneepy cozy....

[aaron04jpg]

Everytime I talk to my friend I want to book a flight

[amberlink]

Jeopardise IS being worked on, I promise. But so is a whole other fic and a one shot that I randomly thought of today and a fic I started a year ago that I had random inspo for this week