Comment on Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week
Kichae@lemmy.ca 3 weeks agoSure, but that’s not what’s being discussed. Sanders is saying people deserve a 4 day work week at full pay.
Anyone can negotiate a 4 day work week for a 20% paycut. That’s not worth public figures time to discuss.
I’ve had a difficult time negotiating this as an American mechanical engineer. There’s this bizarre norm of working long weeks even though we get paid way more than most jobs.
I just want health care and they won’t offer it at 35 hours. If I’m missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!
I just want health care […] If I’m missing some obvious trick here, please inform me!
Move out of the US?
it’s almost as if the US is a shitty place to live O:
Same here, I’m a computer engineer trying to do 20-30/week. So far the only places that will even talk to me are where I formerly worked full time.
I’ve had multiple people suggest that I simply agree to work full time and then just not, but I’m not sure if those folks realize how stressful that can be.
I wish you luck in your situation!
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Except even with a 20% pat cut it might still be hard to get because any amount of personal time threatens your dedication to their profits.