I'm a living testimony of what it would mean to have a four-day work week and that is because I got lucky to serve my country in a state that declared Mondays as public rest day. I can't say I'm unlucky as I always believe things happen according to God's plan but I never liked the idea of resting at home on a Monday which is the opposite of what is happening in many other states (most busiest day).
Well they say, when you are in Rome, behave like the Romans, so I've been living and working with a four-day work week. The experience has been nothing short of strange, unfamiliar and somewhat fun.
It's actually shorter than a four-day work week but it's a perfect experience to share for any who haven't experienced a shorter days in the week work before. For me, I'll be prefer how the normal is today, five days work with shorter hours in work actions. But from my experience working on a four-day work week, there are benefits and there are drawbacks to this experience.
I do work in a school as a teacher and the first benefit I acknowledge and appreciate the shorter days work for is, relieving from the stress that comes with teaching especially when the students are proving hard to be taught. I also get to have time for my other side works, spend time on whatever is important to me and I get to stay at home and rest as much as I want.
There is also the benefit of preparing well enough for my next class with the students, to increase productivity but I think this is almost same as doing little by little when there is a longer week days work so this benefit is not so worth it. The major benefit is to have more time to plan for personal activities and if you're into more things that earn you money, you'll gain more benefits.
But the drawbacks are nothing to write home about, works are delayed or slowed down or rushed to meet up with time. As a teacher, I have to rush the students on their scheme to meet up with the set time for their exams. We do know not all students are bright enough to grasp everything so fast, they need more time to be taught.
There is also the drawback in meeting up demands and lots of distraction in the working sector. These drawbacks could be minimized but it is best we have the normal five days work week as it has been, there will surely be abuse of it if this new system is allowed.
From my experience in this kind of system, still experiencing it actually, I wouldn't want this to continue. So I can't wait to get back to working all Mondays to Fridays and feel excited about the weekends. I think we would lose the excitement about weekends if we have one more day added to the weekends for us or what do you think?
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