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I work 4 days a week as a software engineer and that’s working out great for me. I might even make it 3 like another colleague.

My weekends have almost no chores, because I do that on Thursdays. I have time to do whatever I want, like fixing up my car, playing around with a project, or just catching up with friends.

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How does this work? Do you work 40 hours compressed into 3/4 days, or do you take a pay cut? Do you find that you are able to be productive for entirety of the 10 or 14 hour days required by a compressed workweek?

I take a 20% pay cut and work normal hours (8 hours a day). Productivity is incredibly difficult to measure, but it only makes sense that my productivity is between 0 and 20% less.

I will admit that my financial situation is different to most people (crypto).

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