四天工作制：“重大突破”，大多数英国公司正在试行这项改革
Four-day week: ‘major breakthrough’ as most UK firms in trial extend changes
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“为零天制干杯！”——《卫报》报道。
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Four-day week: ‘major breakthrough’ as most UK firms in trial extend changes
-Nearly all companies taking part opt to continue with new pattern as staff report better work-life balance
每周工作四天：“重大突破”，大多数英国公司正在试行这项改革
——几乎所有参与调查的公司都选择继续采用这种新模式，因为员工表示他们的工作和生活更平衡了
-Nearly all companies taking part opt to continue with new pattern as staff report better work-life balance
每周工作四天：“重大突破”，大多数英国公司正在试行这项改革
——几乎所有参与调查的公司都选择继续采用这种新模式，因为员工表示他们的工作和生活更平衡了
(David Alatorre (left) and David Mason of Rivelin Robotics, which said it wanted to put wellbeing first.)
（Rivelin Robotics公司的大卫·阿拉托雷（左）和大卫·梅森表示，他们想把健康放在第一位。）
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The vast majority of companies taking part in the world’s largest trial of a four-day week have opted to continue with the new working pattern, in a result hailed as evidence that it could work across the UK economy.
参加这一全球规模最大的每周工作四天试验的绝大多数公司都选择继续采用这种新的工作模式，这一结果被称为该模式可能适用于整个英国经济的证据。
参加这一全球规模最大的每周工作四天试验的绝大多数公司都选择继续采用这种新的工作模式，这一结果被称为该模式可能适用于整个英国经济的证据。
Of the 61 companies that entered the six-month trial, 56 have extended the four-day week, including 18 who have made it permanent.
在参加为期六个月试验的61家公司中，有56家公司延长了每周四天工作制，其中18家公司将其变为永久性工作制。
在参加为期六个月试验的61家公司中，有56家公司延长了每周四天工作制，其中18家公司将其变为永久性工作制。
The findings will be presented to MPs on Tuesday as part of a push urging politicians to give all workers in Britain a 32-hour week.
调查结果将于周二提交给国会议员，这是敦促政界人士让英国所有员工每周工作32小时的努力的一部分。
调查结果将于周二提交给国会议员，这是敦促政界人士让英国所有员工每周工作32小时的努力的一部分。
Joe Ryle, the director of the 4 Day Week Campaign, called the trial a “major breakthrough moment”, adding: “Across a wide variety of sectors, wellbeing has improved dramatically for staff; and business productivity has either been maintained or improved in nearly every case.
“每周4天运动”的负责人乔·赖尔称这项试验是一个“重大突破时刻”，他补充说：“在各行各业，员工的福利都有了显著改善；在几乎所有情况下，企业生产率都保持不变或提高了。
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“每周4天运动”的负责人乔·赖尔称这项试验是一个“重大突破时刻”，他补充说：“在各行各业，员工的福利都有了显著改善；在几乎所有情况下，企业生产率都保持不变或提高了。
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“We’re really pleased with the results and hopefully it does show that the time to roll out a four-day week more widely has surely come.”
“我们对结果非常满意，希望这确实表明，更广泛地推广每周工作四天的时机已经到来。”
“我们对结果非常满意，希望这确实表明，更广泛地推广每周工作四天的时机已经到来。”
At Sheffield-based Rivelin Robotics, one of the participating firms that plans to continue with the new approach, the chief product officer, David Mason, said he hoped offering a shorter working week would help with future recruitment. “It’s certainly something that makes us a little bit different from the average.”
总部位于谢菲尔德的Rivelin Robotics公司是计划继续采用新模式的参与公司之一，首席产品官戴维·梅森表示，他希望缩短每周工作时间有助于未来的招聘。“这肯定会让我们与平均水平有所不同。”
总部位于谢菲尔德的Rivelin Robotics公司是计划继续采用新模式的参与公司之一，首席产品官戴维·梅森表示，他希望缩短每周工作时间有助于未来的招聘。“这肯定会让我们与平均水平有所不同。”
The UK pilot, which kicked off last June, has been promoted by 4 Day Week Global, a not-for-profit organisation founded in New Zealand, and overseen by the thinktank Autonomy and a team of academics.
英国的试点项目于去年6月启动，由新西兰成立的非营利组织“每周4天”推动，并由智库Autonomy和一个学术团队监督。
英国的试点项目于去年6月启动，由新西兰成立的非营利组织“每周4天”推动，并由智库Autonomy和一个学术团队监督。
Companies taking part were offered workshops and mentoring to help them rethink working practices. Staff were given the opportunity to remain on their existing salary, working across four days instead of five.
参与其中的公司将获得车间和指导，以帮助他们重新思考工作实践。员工有机会保持现有的工资，工作四天而不是五天。
参与其中的公司将获得车间和指导，以帮助他们重新思考工作实践。员工有机会保持现有的工资，工作四天而不是五天。
Since last summer, staff at Rivelin Robotics have been enjoying a three-day weekend. David Alatorre, its chief technology officer, said: “We wanted to instil a culture in the company of putting wellbeing first, making sure that everybody is rested and has a good work-life balance.”
从去年夏天开始，Rivelin Robotics公司的员工就开始享受为期三天的周末。该公司首席技术官戴维·阿拉托雷表示：“我们希望在公司内灌输一种把健康放在首位的文化，确保每个人都得到休息，并保持良好的工作与生活平衡。”
从去年夏天开始，Rivelin Robotics公司的员工就开始享受为期三天的周末。该公司首席技术官戴维·阿拉托雷表示：“我们希望在公司内灌输一种把健康放在首位的文化，确保每个人都得到休息，并保持良好的工作与生活平衡。”
Based in a bright industrial unit close to the River Don, the company makes robots that meticulously finish 3D-printed parts for manufacturers, for industries including aerospace and medicine. In consultation with colleagues, they opted to take Fridays off, and extend the working day to 8am-5.30pm on the other days of the week.
该公司位于顿河附近的一个明亮的工业园区，生产机器人，为航空航天和医药等行业的制造商一丝不苟地完成3D打印零件。在与同事协商后，他们选择周五休息，并将一周其他日子的工作时长延长至上午8点至下午5点半。
该公司位于顿河附近的一个明亮的工业园区，生产机器人，为航空航天和医药等行业的制造商一丝不苟地完成3D打印零件。在与同事协商后，他们选择周五休息，并将一周其他日子的工作时长延长至上午8点至下午5点半。
Alatorre and Mason said the change had not been without its challenges. It is a small, fast-growing startup – currently with just eight staff – and sometimes the work will not wait.
阿拉托雷和梅森说，这种变化并非没有挑战。这是一家快速发展的小型初创公司——目前只有8名员工——有时工作不会等你。
阿拉托雷和梅森说，这种变化并非没有挑战。这是一家快速发展的小型初创公司——目前只有8名员工——有时工作不会等你。
“We had a trade show that was a big launch for one of our products and a couple of the major parts were delayed. And we just couldn’t physically start the process until they arrived,” Mason said. “There was no way at that point in time that we could have spread that load.”
“我们有一个贸易展，是我们一款产品的大型发布，几个主要部件被推迟了。在他们到达之前，我们无法实际启动这一过程。在那种时候，我们不可能分散这种负荷。”
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“我们有一个贸易展，是我们一款产品的大型发布，几个主要部件被推迟了。在他们到达之前，我们无法实际启动这一过程。在那种时候，我们不可能分散这种负荷。”
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He added that while it was “quite common that we’ll be contacted on a Friday” he emphasised that he, Alatorre and the firm’s founder, Robert Bush, tended to take the strain when that happens.
他补充说，虽然“周五有人联系我们很常见”，但他强调，当这种情况发生时，他、阿拉托雷和公司创始人罗伯特·布什往往会挑起负担。
他补充说，虽然“周五有人联系我们很常见”，但他强调，当这种情况发生时，他、阿拉托雷和公司创始人罗伯特·布什往往会挑起负担。
“It’s nice to have the flexibility though, which makes the biggest difference to me personally, that Friday, even though I may end up working some of it, I can be at home, walk the dog, go climbing.”
“有灵活性很好，这对我个人来说是最大的不同，周五，尽管我可能最终还是要干些工作，但我可以呆在家里，遛狗，去爬山。”
“有灵活性很好，这对我个人来说是最大的不同，周五，尽管我可能最终还是要干些工作，但我可以呆在家里，遛狗，去爬山。”
Alatorre said some staff would prefer five shorter days, rather than four – and the management team are now thinking through how to accommodate different working patterns as the company grows.
阿拉托雷说，一些员工更喜欢缩短五天的工作时间，而不是四天工作制。随着公司的发展，管理团队正在考虑如何适应不同的工作模式。
阿拉托雷说，一些员工更喜欢缩短五天的工作时间，而不是四天工作制。随着公司的发展，管理团队正在考虑如何适应不同的工作模式。
In total, about 2,900 employees across the UK have taken part in the pilot. Surveys of staff taken before and after found that 39% said they were less stressed, 40% were sleeping better and 54% said it was easier to balance work and home responsibilities.
全英国共有约2900名员工参与了这一试点。对员工前后进行的调查发现，39%的人表示压力减轻了，40%的人睡得更好了，54%的人表示更容易平衡工作和家庭责任。
全英国共有约2900名员工参与了这一试点。对员工前后进行的调查发现，39%的人表示压力减轻了，40%的人睡得更好了，54%的人表示更容易平衡工作和家庭责任。
The number of sick days taken during the trial fell by about two-thirds and 57% fewer staff left the firms taking part compared with the same period a year earlier.
与去年同期相比，试点期间请病假的天数减少了约三分之二，参与试点的公司离职员工减少了57%。
与去年同期相比，试点期间请病假的天数减少了约三分之二，参与试点的公司离职员工减少了57%。
The vast majority of companies reported that they were satisfied with productivity and business performance over the trial period.
绝大多数公司表示，在试验期间，他们对生产率和业务表现感到满意。
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绝大多数公司表示，在试验期间，他们对生产率和业务表现感到满意。
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Charity Bank in Tonbridge, Kent, is another participant expecting to continue with the four-day week approach for its 70 employees.
肯特郡汤布里奇的慈善银行是另一家希望继续为其70名员工实行四天工作制的参与者。
肯特郡汤布里奇的慈善银行是另一家希望继续为其70名员工实行四天工作制的参与者。
The social lender chose to offer people either a Monday or a Friday off, and the pilot supported them with what the bank’s chief executive, Ed Siegel, calls “a crash course in productivity improvements”.
这家社交贷款机构选择为员工提供周一或周五的假期，该试点为他们提供了银行首席执行官埃德·西格尔所说的“提高生产力的速成班”。
这家社交贷款机构选择为员工提供周一或周五的假期，该试点为他们提供了银行首席执行官埃德·西格尔所说的“提高生产力的速成班”。
“I would say that for roughly two-thirds of our team, it’s been fantastic – it’s been amazingly successful. They have successfully transitioned to working four days a week and they love it. It has really moved the dial on the mood, and people are like, ‘Wow, that’s a great organisation I’m working for here.’”
“我想说，对于我们团队中大约三分之二的人来说，这是非常棒的，是非常成功的。他们已经成功地转变为一周工作四天，而且他们热爱这份工作。这真的改变了人们的情绪，人们会说，‘哇，我为之工作的这家公司真棒。’”
“我想说，对于我们团队中大约三分之二的人来说，这是非常棒的，是非常成功的。他们已经成功地转变为一周工作四天，而且他们热爱这份工作。这真的改变了人们的情绪，人们会说，‘哇，我为之工作的这家公司真棒。’”
For the others, some of whom are senior staff used to putting in long hours throughout the week, Siegel said the bank was “trying to say to those folks – and by the way, I’m one of those folks – ‘Let’s just be clear, this is your choice. If you want to work four days a week, we want to support you to get there.’”
至于其他人，其中一些人是已经习惯了每周长时间工作的高级员工，西格尔说，银行“试图对这些人说——顺便说一句，我也是其中之一——‘让我们明确一点，这是你的选择。如果你想每周工作四天，我们会支持你实现这个目标。’”
至于其他人，其中一些人是已经习惯了每周长时间工作的高级员工，西格尔说，银行“试图对这些人说——顺便说一句，我也是其中之一——‘让我们明确一点，这是你的选择。如果你想每周工作四天，我们会支持你实现这个目标。’”
At the Royal Society of Biology, in London, its 38 employees now take either a Monday or a Friday off, and the working day has been extended from seven hours to eight.
在伦敦的皇家生物学会， 38名员工现在在周一或周五休息，每天的工作时间也从7小时延长到了8小时。
在伦敦的皇家生物学会， 38名员工现在在周一或周五休息，每天的工作时间也从7小时延长到了8小时。
Its chief executive, Mark Downs, said rethinking the way the organisation does its job had been crucial. “There’s no way that you can reduce your working hours and maintain productivity and not do things differently.”
该组织首席执行官马克·唐斯表示，重新思考该组织的工作方式至关重要。“你不可能在减少工作时间的同时保持工作效率，而不改变做事方式。”
该组织首席执行官马克·唐斯表示，重新思考该组织的工作方式至关重要。“你不可能在减少工作时间的同时保持工作效率，而不改变做事方式。”
Downs said sometimes flexibility was needed from staff, to attend essential meetings on their non-working day, for example – but surveys of employees during the pilot had produced a resounding result.
唐斯说，有时员工需要灵活性，例如在非工作时间参加重要会议，但试点期间对员工的调查产生了令人信服的结果。
唐斯说，有时员工需要灵活性，例如在非工作时间参加重要会议，但试点期间对员工的调查产生了令人信服的结果。
“I have to say, without exaggerating, it is the most positive response I think I’ve ever had to any staff survey. It was unanimously popular. Everybody was very, very supportive of it.” When he asked the RSB’s stakeholders whether they had noticed any diminution in service, “The answer was, absolutely not.”
“我不得不说，毫不夸张地说，这是我对员工调查得到的最积极的回应。它受到了一致的欢迎。每个人都非常非常支持。”当他问皇家生物学会的服务对象是否注意到服务的减少时，“答案是，绝对没有。”
“我不得不说，毫不夸张地说，这是我对员工调查得到的最积极的回应。它受到了一致的欢迎。每个人都非常非常支持。”当他问皇家生物学会的服务对象是否注意到服务的减少时，“答案是，绝对没有。”
The 4 Day Week Campaign has said it would now like to see many more employers take the plunge, and is lobbying the government to encourage change legislating to give staff the right to request a four-day pattern.
“每周4天运动”组织表示，他们希望看到更多的雇主尝试这一尝试，并正在游说政府鼓励立法改变，给予员工要求四天工作制的权利。
“每周4天运动”组织表示，他们希望看到更多的雇主尝试这一尝试，并正在游说政府鼓励立法改变，给予员工要求四天工作制的权利。
Ryle, of the campaign, said: “The economy doesn’t need us to be working five days a week any more. It was 100 years ago, the shift to a five-day week, and the economy’s transformed since then.”
活动团队的赖尔说：“经济不再需要我们每周工作五天。实行五天工作制是100年前的事了，自那时起经济已经发生了转变。”
活动团队的赖尔说：“经济不再需要我们每周工作五天。实行五天工作制是100年前的事了，自那时起经济已经发生了转变。”
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I used to work a 12 hour shift system, but had a maximum of four days at work. It was work, sleep, eat for four days, but the extra days off were great and it was by far the best shift pattern I worked.
It depends on the work, your commute and so on, but four ten hours days could be a lot better than five eight hour days.
我以前的工作时间是12小时，但最多只能上四天班。四天的工作，睡觉，吃饭，但是额外的那个休息日很棒，这是迄今为止我工作过的最好的轮班模式。
这取决于你的工作，你的通勤时间等等，但四天工作10小时可能比五天工作8小时要好得多。
Yeah, I've done that before Four 10 hour days - But I think the proposal is for a 32 hour work week, according to the article.
I think the name "Four Day Week" is just a way to explain a equivalent pro-rata decrease in work, regardless of how many "days" it falls over.
是的，我以前做过四天工作10小时的工作——但我认为这个提案是每周工作32小时，根据文章来看的话。
我认为“四天工作制”这个名字只是一种解释工作按比例减少的方式，不管它有多少“天”。
For standard office jobs it makes perfect sense, you can make efficiencies and achieve the same amount of work in less time. But then how do you justify the effective 20% pay rise the professional services get to the people who still have to do the same hours for the same pay?
Take the NHS for example, when their accountants, HR and other back office staff get an effective 20% pay rise, how do you justify that to the nurses and doctors when they get nothing extra?
There’s also the economic impacts to consider, which would don’t seem to have been considered yet. Would schools drop down to four days a week and if so, how would that impact our education? Everyone suddenly has an extra day but no extra money to do anything with? Businesses relying on commuters suddenly lose a fifth of their income. There’s actually history of reductions in working hours which we could look at though, it hasn’t always been 37 hours here, it also comes up a lot when you look at the issues Germany faced in the 30s as well. It would actually be a pretty monumental change when you think about it and it’s well worth considering all of the impacts before anything’s ever rolled out wider.
I’d absolutely love it, but I can see why there is resistance. The whole idea would be incredible, and maybe I’m just too sceptical, but “same pay for less hours” feels a bit dreamlike.
对于标准的办公室工作来说，这是完全合理的，你可以提高效率，在更短的时间内完成同样的工作。但是，你如何证明专业服务给那些仍然必须以同样的工资工作同样的时间的人增加20%的实际工资是合理的呢？
以国家医疗体系为例，当他们的会计、人力资源和其他后勤人员获得了20%的实际加薪时，当护士和医生却没有任何额外收入时，你如何向他们证明这一点呢？
还有经济影响需要考虑，这一点似乎还没有被考虑过。学校会减少到每周四天吗？如果是这样，这会对我们的教育产生什么影响？每个人突然都多了一天空闲，却没有多出来的钱可以做任何事情？依赖通勤者的企业突然失去了五分之一的收入。实际上，我们可以看看工作时间的减少历史，这里并不总是37小时，当你看到德国在30年代面临的问题时，它也出现了很多。想想看，这实际上是一个相当巨大的变化，在任何事情推广之前，考虑所有的影响是非常值得的。
我非常喜欢四天制，但我知道为什么会有阻力。整个想法将是不可思议的，也许我只是太多虑了，但“同样的工资，更少的工作时间”感觉有点梦幻。
It really depends on how widespread it goes. The schools in my area are talking about it apparently. And with my wife being a teacher that's fine, but if workplaces don't follow suit, people are going to find themselves in sudden need of childcare which they may struggle to find if they can afford it even.
It's a nice idea and I'd be behind it but I'd need to see how it'd work rolling out.
Also, as long as I stay on my current salary that's fine. But taking a 20% paycut isn't an option.
这取决于它推广得有多广。我所在地区的学校显然都在讨论这个问题。我的妻子是一名教师，这很好，但如果工作场所不这样做，人们会发现自己突然需要照顾孩子，而他们可能很难找到托儿服务，即使他们负担得起。
这是一个不错的想法，我会支持它，但我需要看看它是如何运作的。
而且，只要我保持现在的薪水就可以。但要是减薪20%就不是什么明智之举了。
As a parent the frustration that would cause is already making my heart rate increase!
Having friday off while your kids are in school would be amazing in actually getting shit done around the house though!
作为一个家长，这种（带孩子的）沮丧已经让我心慌了！
在孩子上学的时候，周五的休息会让你在家里做些事情，这才真是太棒了！
If people go to a day working week, so will the teachers and students.
如果人们一周工作一天，老师和学生也会这样。
Our place used to give us every 2nd friday off, during the lockdowns. It was heaven. Especially in the spring, when all the bank holidays clumped together.
At home, everything was neat and tidy. Meals were cooked and frozen. I had so much more time to indulge hobbies.
Unfortunately I think too many bosses think their staff having time off is the downfall of society. They'll fight it all the way.
封锁期间，我们家每个周五都放假。简直就是天堂。尤其是在春天，所有的法定假日都挤在一起。
在家里，一切都干净整洁。饭菜已经煮好并冷冻起来。我有更多的时间去沉迷于自己的爱好。
不幸的是，我认为太多的老板认为他们的员工休假是社会的堕落。他们会坚持反对到底的。
I also had 4 day weeks during lockdown. It was fantastic. Yeah I was paid less, but house jobs were done, and I had time to do things I enjoyed. It was the reason I'm so nostalgic about 2020.
在封锁期间我一周上4天班太棒了。是的，我的工资比较低，但是我可以做家务，我有时间做我喜欢的事情。这就是我如此怀念2020年的原因。
Depends on how it's implemented. If we're talking going down to a 32hr work week (i.e. 4x 8hr days) with no reduction in pay, that would be huge. I could have a day to sort chores and household stuff out, a dya for fun activities and a day to actually relax and recharge, rather than having to squeeze everything into 2 days.
If pay is being reduced however, I'll stick with 5 days.
If we're talking 40hrs over 4 days, so 4x 10hr days.. No thank you. I like being done with my day by 4pm and having a nice long afternoon/evening to be able to get the daily life stuff done. I know when I have done longer days at work, it's exhausting. Between work, cooking dinner, regular exercise and other general daily tasks, I just don't feel I have any time to stop or relax or do anything fun - it's just work, eat, tidy up, sleep. The additional day off wouldn't make up for that the rest of the week, in my opinion.
取决于它是如何实现的。如果我们谈论的是每周工作32小时（即4天 × 8小时）而不减少工资，那将是巨大的利好。我可以用一天的时间来整理家务，用一天的时间来做有趣的活动，用一天的时间来放松和充电，而不是把所有的事情都挤在两天里。
但如果工资减少了，我还是坚持上5天。
如果我们说的是4天40小时，那么就是4天 × 10小时。不用了，谢谢。我喜欢在下午4点之前完成一天的工作，度过一个愉快的漫长的下午/晚上，可以把日常生活的事情都做完。我知道当我长时间工作时，会很累。在工作、做饭、定期锻炼和其他日常任务之间，我觉得我没有时间停下来、放松或做任何有趣的事情——就是工作、吃饭、收拾、睡觉四点一线。在我看来，额外的一天假期无法弥补这周业余时间的损失。
Assuming it's the same amount of work squashed in to four days, then it would depend on if I could work from home or not.
If I had to go in to the office, then no way. I have to leave pretty early as it is, so adding in an extra couple of hours would mean I'd be leaving really early or staying late. That would get exhausting.
If I could work from home then it would be a lot better. Without the need to commute, I could fit in the extra hours and still have a relatively normal length day.
假设把同样多的工作压缩到四天里，那么这取决于我是否能在家工作。
如果我必须去办公室，那就没门。我必须很早就走，所以再多出几个小时就意味着我要很早就走或待到很晚。那会让人筋疲力尽的。
如果我能在家工作，那就好多了。不需要通勤，我可以适应额外的时间，仍然有一个相对正常的长度的一天。
I'd definitely make an extra day useful, but mainly, I'd be able to get on with some editing work (photos and videos) my own stuff AND freelance stuff.
Editing, at least for me is not something I can dedicate an hour here or there each day, I have to do it in longer chunks, fully focused. I find it's not something I can sit down to do after working a full day at work when I'm already mentally tired, and when I HAVE tried to do it after work, I often get on a roll and go overboard and end up going to bed way too late and feeling awful the next day.
我肯定会让额外的一天变得有用，但主要是，我可以继续做一些编辑工作（照片和视频），我自己的东西和自由职业的东西。
编辑，至少对我来说，我不能每天在这里或那里花一个小时，我必须以更长的时间来做，并完全集中精力。我发现，在工作了一整天之后，当我已经精神疲惫的时候，我无法坐下来做这件事，当我试着在下班后做这件事的时候，我经常兴奋过头，最后睡得太晚，然后第二天感觉很糟糕。
I work a 4-day week, my company is doing a trial of it. From the data so far (which admittedly is only six weeks’ worth) productivity has gone up in some places and staff sickness has decreased.
I’m hugely grateful for it. I’m disabled and part of the way my body fucks me over is to make me ill for a much longer time than a healthy person. Twice since January I’ve struggled through a week, felt like death on Thursday, slept through Friday morning and woken up feeling okay again.
我一周工作4天，我的公司正在试行。从迄今为止的数据来看（诚然只有六周的数据），一些地方的生产率有所提高，员工生病的情况有所减少。
我对此非常感激。我是残疾人，我的身体折磨我的部分方式是让我生病的时间比健康的人长得多。自一月份以来，我曾两次煎熬了一周，周四感觉像死了一样，周五早上睡了一觉，醒来感觉又好了。
4 day working week is the goal for both myself and my partner when we have a child in about 3 years. With my mother providing 1 day of childcare, that would mean the child only having to be in daycare 2 days week, which is very appealing.
I'd love for our companies to switch to a 4 day week before then, as obviously losing 20% of our salary isn't the most appealing.
I really don't know what I would do with an extra weekend day in the mean time, especially if my partner didn't have the same day off. I'd definitely go swimming for an hour or two, but not sure what I would do with the other 6-8 hours on my own.
每周工作4天是我和我的爱人的目标——在当我们在大约3年后有一个孩子时。我的母亲会提供一天的托儿服务，这意味着孩子一周只需要在日托中心待两天，这非常有吸引力。
我希望我们的公司在那之前再改成每周工作4天，因为损失20%的工资显然不是最吸引人的。
我真的不知道我要在周末多做些什么，尤其是如果我的爱人没有同一天休息的话。我肯定会去游泳一两个小时，但我不知道我会用剩下的6-8个小时做什么。
It would be amazing to me. One of my biggest struggles in life is not being able to do what I call 'life admin' because literally everything is only open while I'm at work (or for only a tiny short window before/after work begins or ends meaning you still can't get to it on time). If I had say Tuesdays off each week, it would be awesome for making sure I can arrange health appointments conveniently as well as, when I'm not in appointments, have a day to clean the house or do basic shit, leaving my weekends free.
I'm seriously hoping my workplace decide to try this out, however, the higher ups still treat us like it's the stone age so I don't have much hope.
这对我来说太棒了。我生活中最大的挣扎之一就是不能做我所谓的“生活管理”，因为几乎所有的事情都是在我工作的时候开始的（或者只有在工作开始或结束之前或之后的一小段时间，这意味着你仍然不能准时到达）。如果我说每周周二休息，那就太棒了，因为我可以方便地安排健康预约，当我没有预约的时候，留一天打扫房子或做一些基本的事情，好让我的周末自由。
我真的希望我的工作单位决定尝试一下了，然而，高层仍然把我们当成处于石器时代，所以我不抱太大希望。
I actually work a four day week! I can do optional over time on Fridays or Sundays. But I dont usually do it unless I have upcoming expenses. But tbh it's the best. I use my Friday to get all the jobs done round the house and keep on top of everything. My weekends actually feel like weekends and I can rest I'm not just packing in everything I don't have time to do in the week. My partner works five days a week and has long hours. If we both did that things could get pretty chaotic. With stuff not getting done. The 5 day week is such an outdated concept.
我实际上一周工作四天！我可以在周五或周日自选是否工作。但我通常不选，除非我有即将到来的开支。但是说实话，这是最好的。我利用星期五把家里所有的工作都做完，把每件事都掌握得一清二楚。我的周末感觉就像周末，我可以休息，我不只是把一周没有时间做的事情都打包起来。我的爱人每周工作五天，而且工作时间很长。如果我们都这样，事情会变得很混乱。因为事情不会干完。五天制已经是一个过时的概念了。
It would make putting up with the sh** I do worth it because I’d have a day of freedom to be happy. Whole weekend gets lost to chores and stuff. But I work for task masters who spent the last few months joking about the study saying they’d ignore the findings unless the findings were it didn’t work
四天制将使我所做的一切都是值得的，因为我将有一天的自由快乐。目前我整个周末都被杂事耽误了。但我为其工作的业务主管们在过去几个月里都在嘲笑这项研究，说他们会无视研究结果，除非研究结果是“四天制行不通”
Switched to four days a week a few years ago. It's obviously better because you have more free time but it's not actually that different. It's having to work for a living at all that's the problem, not so much how much time we have to spend doing it. Here's to the zero day week!
几年前改为了四天制。这显然更好，因为你有更多的空闲时间，但实际上并没有什么不同。问题在于我们必须为生活而工作，而不是我们需要花多少时间去工作。为零天制干杯！
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