I'm all for a shorter working week, but this would have a better chance if it was arguing for shorter days rather than another day off. That would be easier for companies to handle and would also be better for parents since they can have some extra time with their kids EVERY day and not just one day.
I'm quite sure the majority of people would perfere another day off as opposed to shorter days. I think for most of the people commuting takes around. an hour in 1 direction making extra 2 hours you need to spend to work. So realistically with 1 day off you get extra 10 hours off if you count commute.
With the advances in productivity tools, this would seem to make sense for most white collar occupations. It might keep more people employed, but salaries are sure to come down along with it. It’s still a good deal in my opinion—-we only have a limited time to enjoy life.
32 hours work week feels like the new remote, I expect everyone to be doing it in 5 years or so.
Do you also expect everyone to subsequently remove it?
Just a friendly reminder that in the decades since the 40 hour work week was implemented labor productivity has increased by over 5X, meaning the average person does in a single 8 hour day what society used to consider an honest week's worth of work.
How about an analysis of HN posting rates by day? I'd guess that most here aren't working Friday's anyway.