On: Why I hate the weekends (2017)

[toomuchtodo]

So let’s legislate a four day work week. The productivity gains to justify it already exist, they’ve existed for decades.

[ajmurmann → toomuchtodo]

I wonder if that would have to happen globally. We are still competing with companies in other countries. Chinese startups subscribe to the 996 schedule (9am-9pm, 6 days/week). I'm not sure if 954 allows us to compete.

[driverdan → ajmurmann]

More hours does not mean more output. Productivity decreases significantly when you work those kinds of hours regularly.

[eeZah7Ux → ajmurmann]

Competition has little to do with working hours. If anything you have to look at hourly rate and company revenue divided employee-hour

[squeaky-clean → ajmurmann]

Why not? We're currently competing with 955.

[ajmurmann → squeaky-clean]

I don't think we've really gotten to the phase (at least in software) where we are directly competing outside of China. I think we are starting to compete in markets like India. I'd be surprised if in a few years we won't be fighting over US market share. The recent Reddit investment by Tencent might be a harbinger of things to come.

Edit: I very much hope I'm wrong. I do see a danger of a future where a small percentage of people work long hours and everyone else is unemployed.

[kngzhi → squeaky-clean]

I'm pretty astonishing about that movement happening in the West(or USA only?). Because, by contrast, in China, 996 is the current trend in tech companies.

[seanmcdirmid → kngzhi]

> Because, by contrast, in China, 996 is the current trend in tech companies.

Only very poorly run ones with crappy per-hour productivity.