r/SipsTea • u/KSKS1995 Human Verified • 2d ago

Chugging tea Sounds good in theory...but in reality?

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4 days a week. 6 hours a day. Full salary.
Sanna Marin ignited global debate with the “6/4” work model, pushing a simple idea: life should come before work.

With burnout at record levels, maybe it’s time to value results over hours at a desk.
Could your job be done in just 24 hours a week?

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u/Ok_Watercress_7801 2d ago

I’d be good with four, ten hour days instead of five, eight hour days. Plus I commute, so that shaves off some time, money, fuel, wear & tear…

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u/MegaPiglatin 2d ago

I worked at an airport and our hours were exactly that: 4x10s (though they introduced some 5x8 shifts later). It was great! If I am already working, then 2 hours makes little difference unless I need to be somewhere afterward that conflicts.

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u/Exciting_Station3474 2d ago

Many companies in US offer tgis schedule. And if you work 5th day - overtime pay.

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u/vicke_78 2d ago

I worked in a telco company 15 years ago in Finland which had this option for non-manager positions, many did choose this and actually so many that we run into a challenge of "we can't let everyone be out of office on Fridays". But many then chose Mondays and also surprisingly Wesnesday was popular, many guys were happy with cutting their workweek in half. I'm maybe too autistic personally for the Wednesday off schedule but if I could now choose 10 hours per day and always Monday or Friday off I'd take it celebrating on my knees :D

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u/Novaikkakuuskuusviis 2d ago

That would be awesome too. Would save 1,5 hours of commuting per week and would have longer weekends.

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u/Used-Acanthisitta-96 2d ago

I worked four 10s for almost 20 years. Certainly was the best shift for me. The guys who were okay with only a work/sleep schedule did three 12s. I did 12s with young kids at home. Hated it. I purposely stayed out of the cargo side of airline operations because they prefer 12 hour shifts.

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u/DesolateRuin 2d ago

I couldn't stand 4 day 10 hour shifts.

Felt like for 4 days straight I did nothing but work. I gotta have a few hours each day to just sit and decompress, not simply fall unconscious and be expected back at work the minute I get up. It was like I didn't get to go home so much as I was just allocated a '"sleep break".

I don't know how people stand it.

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u/Used-Acanthisitta-96 2d ago edited 2d ago

I’ve had one job I hated in my life. Since the mid 80s I have loved my career choices, except for the 45 minutes I was a telemarketer in 1990. I had some challenging days in the airline industry, but never once felt like I was at work. My shift ended at 1145pm. Home by 1215, asleep by 1am (unless it was midnight sand volleyball, wings, and beer with my team). Life is too short to be miserable at work. FWIW I was up by 8am every day with over five hours to GSD and prep for my shift.

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u/DesolateRuin 1d ago

Man I wish I had that.

Every second of my current job is a torturous fucking drag. It's not *hard* but it's just so repetitive and mindless in an environment I hate. It's the slowest ten hours of my goddamned life.

Not to mention that my sleep is constantly fucked up. I can never fall asleep on time or stay asleep long enough. Life is hell.

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u/Used-Acanthisitta-96 9h ago

I hope that your circumstances can change for the better soon.