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Filed under: Work Life, Holidays, In The News, Going Green
State employees in Utah are about to get an extra day off -- sort of. The state government is switching to a four-by-ten work week, beginning in August. Instead of working eight hours a day, Monday through Friday, about 17,000 workers will put in ten hours a day, Monday through Thursday. This will save on heating and electrical bills for buildings that will be mostly unused on Fridays, as well as saving money on gas for state vehicles.While they will have to work longer days, there are a lot of benefits for the employees. First, and most obvious, every weekend becomes a three-day weekend. Second, there is the savings on commute costs -- gas isn't cheap these days, in case you hadn't noticed. And, of course, there is the convenience of not having to work on a day when other businesses are still open -- I imagine that pediatricians will be pretty booked up on Fridays over the next year. I suspect, too, that schools will be getting a lot more classroom volunteers on Fridays -- always a good thing.
I applaud the state of Utah for working to save energy (and to save money) and hope it works out for them. Having worked both a four-by-eight and four-by-ten work week in the past, I have to say I really liked the freedom that an extra day off -- especially one during the week -- gave me.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
7-06-2008 @ 11:35AM
ShortiRox said...I work four tens, it's the best all around! I think that is very innovative of that state.
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7-06-2008 @ 11:35AM
ShortiRox said...I work four tens, it's the best all around! I think that is very innovative of that state.
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7-06-2008 @ 2:29PM
mamaloo said...I could live with that kind of schedule (for my husband - me, as an entrepreneur, work whenever I can sneak it around the kids, the husband, the house, and whenever anyone goes into labour :D )
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7-07-2008 @ 12:32PM
maria said...While that sounds nice in theory - such a schedule would play havoc w/my child care arrangements. I put in a 7 1/2-8 hour day and I feel like my kids spend too much time in extended day - On the other hand - I telecommute one day and take 2 hrs of leave w/out pay so they can take the bus home - if my husband would metro in that day it would be one less car on the road.
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