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Are Fridays obsolete?

Here at The Work Buzz, we’ve talked about compressed schedules and flexible work weeks before. We’ve suggested it as an option that workers can negotiate with their bosses.

But in a time where our economy is on shaky ground, more and more institutions seem to be looking into compressed work weeks, particularly the four-day work week, as a way to improve efficiency and cut costs. In a four-day week, full time employees still punch in for 40 hours, usually in 10-hour shifts.

After all, closing a large office building or work facility for an extra day a week could be an enormous cost saving measure for a company – they’d save on energy costs to operate the building, as well as fuel costs to run a fleet of cars.

Utah has already migrated many of its workers to this schedule. Here’s some local news about various schools, government entities and companies who have made this leap (or are thinking about it):

We’d love to hear from any Buzz readers who are working at a company that’s considering this kind of schedule, or has already implemented it. How’s it going? What’s working? Are there any downsides to the 4/10 schedule? We’d like to know.

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I've heard that some firms are now offering optional four-day "in-office" workweeks and on day number five, employees have the option of working from home or taking the day off. And yes, this does result in huge savings on energy costs and payroll costs for the employer and significant savings on fuel for employees. The "alternative workweek" is definitely a win-win situation on all sides.

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