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Comments: 4 +-   Is a 9/80 work schedule a good thing? on Tuesday January 13 2009, @11:11AM cellocgw

Submitted by cellocgw on Tuesday January 13 2009, @11:11AM
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cellocgw writes "My company is in the process of implementing a version of "9/80," a work schedule which squeezes 80 hours' labor time into 9 business days and provides every other Friday off. I was wondering how this has been implemented in other companies, and how it's worked out for other Slashdot readers. Is your system flexible? Do you find time to get personal stuff done during the week? Is Friday good for anything other than catching up on lost sleep? And perhaps most important, do your managers respect the off-Fridays or pull people in on a regular basis to handle "crises"?"
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  • I work in radio so even if you have Friday off as part of the IT team you will be on-call for something.
  • My employer tried it out a couple years ago- we were split into two groups, with each group working on alternating Fridays. Personally, I loved it-- not only was there the obvious benefit of every other Friday off, but since the additional time was outside of normal business hours (meaning no phone calls, expectations for me to answer emails, and other constant interruptions), I often got more done in that 1 hour than in the other 8.

    Unfortunately we're pretty small and understaffed, so having what amoun
    • Actually the best feature is "nobody ever really knew who would be around on any given Friday". It means that meetings on Fridays are impossible. It gives you one day every other week to sit at your desk and WORK. Sure, sometimes you get calls when you are off, but if you take an hour and do something gratis at least it didn't get screwed-up by someone who didn't have all your facts. It does work better in a big firm, or at least a project-organized firm. It's hard to get it to work with a service busi
  • We do it, and it works great. It is only one extra hour Mon-Thu, and a normal day on the working Friday. The only caveat is that for on-call jobs, you have to split that team to maintain coverage. If you have a 1 deep slot, it won't work well.

    Having bosses that realize the off Friday is sacrosant is helpful too.
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