4 Day Work Week
Last week I was reading Justin Wise’s blog on “Why a Four-Day Work Week Will Be the Norm”. He referred to Time Magazine’s article on how the state of Utah implemented it and is saving money and winning over people.
While I don’t work in Utah, I love having a 4-day work week. The transition happened a month ago after trading my Sunday duties at the 901 for some creative contribution to the college group. Instead of Sunday through Thursday, it’s now Monday through Thursday.
Monday 8hrs, Tuesday 14hrs, Wednesday 8hrs, Thursday 8hrs, 3 day weekend.
It helps that Foundry, our young adults service, meets mid-week and that all of my face-to-face meetings are packed into Tuesdays & Thursdays. And having that extra day actually makes me eager to get back into the office the following Monday.
But really in this age of connectedness, work emails on the iPhone, Twitter updates, and Facebook messages, are we really taking those days off?
