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Have you tried to negotiate four days week trial with your employers?

I work for an American company situated in Europe. I have been trying to negotiate working four days a week.

I am on salary and work long arduous hours daily, roughly 10 plus hours. We are expected to perform but performance dwindle due to exhaustion. Studies have shown the longer employees work the more their productivity levels drop.

SW has helped sedate my brain from exploding. I wake up thinking about meeting deadlines, I go to sleep dreaming of deadlines. It's a nightmare but every time I suggest this to my employer, I'm told you're paid a hefty amount to perform and complete the task. How you manage it is your problem. 馃槩
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ozgirl51226-30, F
If that's his attitude I don't think you have a chance... Some people are just hidebound in the thinking and will never change ...I work shift work, 4 on then 4 off... The days are long but the time off is nice
My job can be done at home, most of my projects requires a lot of planning. I can perform better in the tranquility of my home.

I think they don't open up the idea as more employees will likely demand the same right. @ozgirl512
ozgirl51226-30, F
@Random1Thoughts I think part of the problem is most people are lousy managers... They often come up from the factory floor so to speak with a different skill set.. They want to supervise, rather than manage
The title gets ro people's head. @ozgirl512