How Does a 9/80 Work Schedule Work Out?

cellocgw writes "My company is in the process of implementing a version of '9/80,' a work schedule that squeezes 80 hours' labor time into 9 business days and provides every other Friday off. I was wondering how this has been implemented in other companies, and how it's worked out for other Slashdot readers. Is your system flexible? Do you find time to get personal stuff done during the week? Is Friday good for anything other than catching up on lost sleep? And perhaps most important, do your managers respect the off-Fridays, or do they pull people in on a regular basis to handle 'crises?'"

Comments

Re:Sound better then 5/80

[arth1]

In many countries, 37.5 hours per week is standard, and anything over that has to be paid overtime for, even if you're salaried. These countries largely overlap with the countries that have higher productivity per worker than the US.

Re:I'd rather have 4/36

[mog007]

My father works 16 hours a day, 6 days a week. And he's been doing it for the past year at his new job. But there's no other jobs available in his field, so he can't quit and get a job that pays him more than the 2 bucks an hour he's earning.

Re:I'd rather have 4/36

[PrinceAshitaka]

I hate to say it but the onyl way that america remains competative in the world market is to overwork their employees. America is niether skilled nor efficient enough to work fewer hours.