rustynickel's Blog

Just because your boss has you work four days
instead of five doesn't mean that he is going to pay you the same amount, now does it?

I get my money , believe me

The State works a 4 day week in some areas. It works well for them. Same hours, same pay. A great many of them do stay home on that extra day off, and R&R. Good idea. A better idea would be to re-instate the Texas Blue Laws. No store should be open on Sunday. We would all have to re-adjust our way of shopping, but it would be easy. Families could spend a Sunday together. Home cooking is much better than eating out. I think only car dealerships still abide by the Blue Laws. Christian businesses are closed on Sunday. It does not hurt their profits one bit.

It would save gas only if people were willing to stay home, or at least limit their driving. I wonder if people are really interested in saving gas. We have all heard on news reports that slowing driving speed reduces consumption. I have yet to see anyone in the Dallas side of the metroplex slow down. They drive 80 MPH everywhere they go. I firmly believe that a very large percentage of people do not really care, especially on the Dallas Tollway. You take your life in your own hands there ! I once said that the west half of the metroplex drives really stupid. By that I mean they do absurd things. But they have fewer accidents. The east side does not do so many stupid things, just drive like maniacs. More accidents. The west half is a much better family area than the east half. People are nicer over there. It has a good feel about it. I feel sorry for people who live in or around Dallas. I am glad I live further north, but it is happening here now. To answer the question, I don't think people will ever try to save gas, even on a 4 day week, even though it might work well.

Ha...ha..ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Really? Going from a six day workweek to only four? What would I do with all that time? How can I still fit 1,200 miles a week of driving each week into only four days??? And then also 35 hours of paperwork?

Hmmmmmmmm. Someone actually wants us to do this? I could burn a tank or two less eack week I suppose. I only fill up three or four times a week right now. Would my pay go down for being less productive??? Or will we just eliminate the job all together and reopen the position in say,... China? Yeahhhhhhhh! I mean, ahhh soooo!

i don't think it's something that every business can do. those indistries that deal directly with the public most certainly could not. truck drivers could not because their pay is by their time on the road. but the post office could. how many of us get mail anymore other than junk, and how many of us couldn't do without mail service on saturday anyway?
But if you work in an office, perhaps you support the "frontline" employees, there is nothing wrong with it. office workers easily can adjust the work schedule to 4-10's

Thats so true Chatterbug.....I do work in an office but i know it would be too good to be true if that ever happened..lol this is Fedex ground they aren't about to do such at all. And Klutzy i would ride the bus in a heart beat if my area had a bus line...they don't so i guess i'm having to drive anyway.