A four day week at full pay? Now that's work-life balance | Craig Errey | TEDxMacquarieUniversity
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2015
- With the standard paradigm of a five day work week, leaving only two day for personal time, work-life balance is a mathematical impossibility. Craig Errey explains why we should cut the fat from our workplaces, and give that time back to employees. Clearing time and space to imagine and create might just save your business, and put more life into work-life balance.
Organisational Psychologist and Entrepreneur Craig Errey learned the value of time when he fell off the corporate treadmill. Finally able to make room for the things that mattered, big and small, he began to question why everyone couldn't have the same. As CEO of The Solve Group, Craig helps others unlock the gift of time... with a four day work week.
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My mental health improves tremendously when i have a 3 day weekend.
You would also re invest in the economy during that day via spending. So that’s another benefit. I’m addition to that it would require major corporations to spend more $ and hire more employees to fit the new day off…. Lowering the overall unemployment rate in each state. Mental health, lower unemployment and a better stronger economy should all be reasons enough. Yet no politicians are pushing this…
I agree. Life is too short. Don't live to work. Work to live!
I’ve been blessed to work 4 days for the last 5+ years, and I love the time I get with my family. Thanks for sharing. I love the Question of the Day!
What work do u work with?/ company im intressted Im in school but Soon get out of it and I wanna work 4 days a week
@Lone Wolf , thanks for sharing. LOVE the time I get on my weekends. Feel like I'm able to enjoy life at my pace. Hope it's the same for you.
what job do u work im looking for decent careers that work 3-4 days
I went from Mon-Fri 8hr day,to Sun-Wendsday 10hr day and love my 3 days off.
How?
Sounds like Amazon
@@sunchi11 how what?
This is a flexible work arrangement. Which is awesome and more employees should offer it! It missed the point of a 4 day week at normal or 6 hours, to increase personal productivity, which increases work productivity:) which we all deserve :)
I agree, it would be absolutely amazing to have three day weekends each week :)
Been working 6 days a week for awhile, going to 4 days a week and I already feel better
I love my 4 day work week. I have Sat, Sun, and Monday off.
What is your job mate?
@@yusakuzgun2824 IT infrastructure engineer
@@vincent109 😄👌
And if you need to schedule your an appointments you do it on Monday.. Great schedule
Lucky...
Less is more!! As Craig said lets spend more time with our fellow human beings and in so doing spend quality and as well as quantity time those that matters, family and friends.
It’s just so tiring trying work from 8:30-5:00 p.m 5 days a week and also try to be a healthy well rounded individual. I don’t feel like I have energy to clean, cook, workout, read, date, play with my dog and sleep.
It’s crazy isnt it. All my time outside of work is spent on trying to recharge.
I feel instead of giving employees a 3 day off why not give them a break in the middle of the week say Wednesday and also give them Saturday and Sunday off.That way they will be completely rested this,making them more efficient.
Yea and extra day in between is wasted, 3 days off consecutive is much better
Two week rotation, Week 1 MON-THU, Week 2 Mon Tue Thu Fri (wednesday off). Split your crew into 2 teams who are doing opposite schedules that mirror each other. Then you're not stuck without staff every Friday, and ppl are enjoying the benefit of both a long weekend every other weekend, and a midweek day off every week.
also, that way not everyone has "weekend" starting at the same day, which means less congestions, smaller crowds etc
Or have half the team have Friday off and the other half have Monday off.
This. Amazon has what’s called a donut shift and it’s exactly what you said. It was great felt like I had two fridays in a week. Then I was switched to Sun-Wed and it’s been the worst work experience I’ve ever had. Working 40 hours four days straight is mentally draining.
Very nice. Thank you for putting into words how a lot of us feel!
WORK TIME OFF? I QUIT WORK AND SACRIFICED NO FINANCIAL INCOME FOR 10 YEARS TO TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN. TIME FOR FAMILY? MY FATHER WORKED IN THE SAHARA DESERT. MY MOTHER ABANDONED ME AT BIRTH/ABORTION. I USED TO DO 5 WORK DAYS IN FOUR DAYS AND HAD A THREE DAY WEEKEND BUT I HAD A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 30.
2020 let's do it !! Tesla ,Amazon let's go!!
I've been hearing a lot about the 4 Day Workweek boosting productivity 40%. The way people (labor) talk, one would think they are really happy that they would get an extra day off and get the same pay.
Labor should consider where the 40% gain in productivity will go. At present, because I've heard nothing mentioned of it, I believe the whole 40% gain in productivity will go to profits, or the stockholders.
A Socialist Labor person should consider the 40% and the time off. Labor should receive 20% and stockholders should get the other 20%. It is the manipulation of labor that has caused the rise in productivity, so labor should derive something in recompense other than just another day off. They should get a raise in pay, which would be a real benefit. It would be better than just idle time.
I work a 43 hour week over 5 days. I’d happily forgo pay rises for the next 2 years to be able to cut it back to 40 hours and only work 4 days a week. Even if my extra day off was mid week.
A lot of people tend to support ideas like shorter work weeks but if they would only give that idea enough thought they would realize that it actually takes them in the direction of zero-hour contracts!!!.....in this age of robots and automation it just plays perfectly into the bosses hands.............the only way people could ever enjoy working any LESS without losing anything would be if it was made financially worthwhile to SHARE the jobs we need people to do.....It's the most important change that could quite easily be made for taking us in the right direction for saving this planet and ourselves.
Insanely good!
Four day work week, 3days off weekly.
Save earth 🌏🕊️
Artificial Intelligence is definitely the future of the world.
AI will drive the economy of tomorrow
Universal Basic Income- dignity Life For every one
U speech is come true in Finland now
Pm announced 4day work in a week
I saw that, so awesome hopefully other countries follow this too!
Sorry but that might be a missunderstanding from your part. It's something that she's willing to encourage in the future but that's all. There are people for and against that. Such a thing is still personally negociated with your employer and there are no guarantees that they would accept it, some do. This of course means that you'd receive only 80% your normal salary. Trust me, I know cus I live here :)
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It is good to know that you are highlighting an important issue. I think the latest issue in the comity of nations concerning the reduction of working days in a week is equally important. If you also pay heed to the reduction of working days, your this issue of child Care actually becomes partially resolved.
The reduction of week days also solves many other related issues. Now a days generally it is seen that people go to Offices to take only Salaries. They don’t justify their presence or the work. They neither justify the ethnics or the morality related to administrative jobs or matters. It is awesome to see that these days they hide the successful results which have emerged after some people have exacerbated on important scary matters. Either these people are scary or knowingly foul to hide the results. This tendency is to foster the foul play.
Therefore, it is honestly gathered such people are going to Offices to hide & play the game. Under such circumstances, looks like the God is paying them only for doing nothing. Therefore, if the numbers of such persons is reduced, it will help your child care problem mitigated. Particularly, it will be good for those who are continuing to feel scary & keep on hiding results. It is observed that the good results are just like medicines for the foul & treacherous matters. But useless workers never think of that. Timely medicine save the World & ensure tge Security. But now a days everything is going down the drain. These types of betrayals only aggravate & multiply the problem rather solving them. Your further enhancement of your efforts can prove to be right cure for the useless persons.
It is generally seen that women had been the front runner in vicious jobs these days, in showing the colors of courage & God helps those who help themselves. In the aftermath of this, the removal of surplus numbers of those who are doing nothing & seating tight over the matters will help your noble purpose for which you are endeavoring so much tenaciously.
Your further efforts in this direction will win my gratitudes.
If we think this through it makes sense. But it's also a transitional solution. We will continue to automate jobs and tasks forever. So eventually society may have to continuously reduce work hours while increasing freedom and security to prevent an unstable society. I think this will also complement our need to reduce our ecological footprint and to live sustainably while reducing stress, and perhaps even war as we move into the future.
If you think a 4day work week is beneficial to you, well a 3 day work week is sublime.
There’s actually truck driver jobs that offer a 3 day work week at $25 hr.
Oh and I found another job offering a starting pay of $25 part time,work whenever you want to type of gig, cleaning medical equipment.
Time over money.
I’m done working 12-14 hrs a day.
I might miss the money but I love having time to do what I really love and that’s working out.
Is there a written/transcribed version of this speech somewhere?
The sound technician on this TED talk was definitely on his 5th day of work! Could no one tell the guy to take the mic further away from his breathing and lip-smacking. So annoying
Unfortunately I had to turn off the video less than three minutes in. It was literally louder than his voice. Wish there was a transcript somewhere, reading along with cc without punctuation was exhausting
I used to work 4 days weeks; however, those were 10 hour work days and it took me 3 days to rest and recuperate. I felt like a hamster on the wheel. Still worked 40hrs. There is no way around it.
Is 4/10 better than 8/5? Because I still feel like 8/5 is worse due to being too tired to do anything after getting home. The extra day makes up for the draining work days since you get to do whatever you want after a night's rest; a clear head. With 4/10 you don't have to waste another day's time worth of commuting, which can be enervating, too. I'm speculating, though. But what're your experiences?
@@thatoneuser8600 in my experience having had both, 4x10 is better. But in my 4x10 I was up and moving around more, and that made a 10 hour day go by. In my 5x8 job it was computer screen all day, and staring at a computer screen for 10 hours probably wouldnt be great but I'd take 4x10 of doing that than even a 5x8. It depends on both the nature of the work and the individual doing the work. I feel like naysayers (those in more managerial positions) like to claim there would be a productivity slump at hours 9 and 10 of the day. But that's ignoring that each individual is different.
Wow, if 4 10 hour days hurt you, you’d be crying in the corner working the hours in one of my previous jobs. I did 1-2 18 hour days and 2-3 12 hour days every bloody week for 6 years.
Even my current job is 4 x10 plus a 5-6 hour day one day a week.
@Lone Wolf who said I was a boomer All I was doing was pointing out that some people have gone soft. The hours that I worked on that previous job were inhuman and unsustainable for the long course. However a 40-45 hour week is still reasonable.
@@thatoneuser8600 You would also re invest in the economy during that day via spending. So that’s another benefit. I’m addition to that it would require major corporations to spend more $ and hire more employees to fit the new day off…. Lowering the overall unemployment rate in each state. Mental health, lower unemployment and a better stronger economy should all be reasons enough. Yet no politicians are pushing this…
True
Almost turned it off over the comment on eating cow meat. I do agree most people work too many hours but anyone that tries to go home early at some places I know, even if the work is already finished may lose their job.
agreed but it sucks. I find myself many times on a friday wondering why I need to stay. My bosses won't say anything but they do nicely incline towards working later than earlier. plus it sucks that so many activities like dentist, doctor, etc have office hours during 8:00-4:00 when many business have office time of 8:00-5:00. Means you have to take time off of work to go for appointment.
I think we should cut the 40 hrs to 36
I need info about how it works not a pep talk about shorter days
Free Wednesdays work way better for a lot of people - 2x 2 days of rejuvenated full energy work.
I hate working, especially because my job is a bs job
5 gets draining and it feels like you're sparing your time recharging, if its affordable and doable i'd take 32 hours.
David Brent
Unfortunately the real owners of the country the big corporations will never let this change happen
Great video but would've been made better if he had a glass of water on stage with him
Working 4 days a week on full pay? Not everyone can get their head around becoming self employed or running a business. Some have no choice to work over 40 hours per week due to low pay which doesn't rise fast enough to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Dont make excuses figure out a way. Lower your expenses and find a flexible job.
Wife and chore list..... god.... lets say yet ONE MORE TIME that unhappy women drive men to chores. Good grief.
I didn’t tell my wife I work 85%. 😅
Same pay for less hours? Good luck
No!!!! 10h a day
10 hr work days 4 days a week is what they are talking about in Canada
that way you give up pretty much all free time during the work week: Working 10 hours, plus break time, plus commute... When I get home I'll have just enough time to do some housework, eat and go back to bed again. Is it worth the extra weekend day?
Holy Fack..get that man a glass of water, sounds like he has mad cotton mouth
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