They thought about it and decided they’d rather hold the team together. So we went down to a thirty-two-hour-a-week schedule for everyone furing a down time. We took everybody’s hours and salary down - executives too.
... two surprises.
First, productivity did not decline. I swear to God we get as much out of them at thirty-two hours as we did at forty. So it’s not a bad business decision. But second, when economic conditions improved, we offered them one hundred percent time again. No one wanted to go back!
I can't help saying that I could really relate to that. I've been partially employed for two years now and I love that fact that I have time to do things I like. We may not be rich in money terms but we do get by. When it comes to the prospect of more normal employment, I am most dreading the long stints at one kind of work, the loss of variety and the loss of control over my own time. I can't help suspecting that those may be the kinds of issues for the people in that study.
Via Worldchanging.
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