soon i'll be able to work in my underwear.
The federal government has offered four-day workweeks to eligible employees for years as part of a flexible work program that also includes telecommuting.
But the surge in gasoline prices is pushing more private employers as well as local governments to offer a four-day week as a perk that eliminates two commutes a week.
In America's struggling automaking heartland, the shorter workweek offers employers a way of rewarding employees when the budget does not allow a salary increase, said Oakland County, Michigan, executive L. Brooks Patterson.
solid.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
what's the best part about the gas crisis?
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Brilliant. I'll be interested to see data on how programs like this one affect worker productivity. I'm inclined to believe that it won't have a serious impact, and that it will increase worker morale.
i can tell you this much - i've been planning to telecommute 2-3 days a week for the past few months now (i'll spring that on them after i move, and gas prices go up a little more). i can tell you from previous gigs that it affects my morale, though studies show that too much telecommuting can affect your political standing within an organization.
some more forward thinking offices such as best buy corporate and ibm have been phasing in a schedule where only ~20 office hours/wk are mandatory, and the rest you do on your own time as you see fit.
that's kinda how my office works already, and i can tell you that it makes me amazingly happier to be able to leave early on friday if i feel like it.
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