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Summer Hours Make for Happy Employees

Started by Frank · 3 months ago

Memorial Day is Monday in the U.S., and with that holiday comes the commencement of good old summertime. When I first started working, the company I joined had summer hours — and I loved it. We worked nine hours for four days, and half days on Fridays. It’s not like we ... Continue reading »

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  • Bill at www.HumanMarkets.com/B

    6 months ago

    As I write this, my PC clock says it's 1:24. obviously that is wrong. It should say 36 minutes to summer.

    We are closing at 2 p.m. today. A colleague and I talked about it earlier as such a benefit. It makes everyone feel like a grown up. Trusted to get the work of the day and the week and the quarter done but also the work of summer.

    Great post.
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  • HR Wench

    6 months ago

    I honestly think 40 hours per week is too much. Of course, it depends where you work and what you do...
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  • Frank Roche

    6 months ago

    HR Wench...I like the French 35-hours-per-week idea. But the reality in the consulting business like I'm in that 40 hours sounds like a luxury.
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  • Frank Roche

    6 months ago

    Bill, that's a winner. When I took the 5:41 train home I felt like I was on a private train car. Each of us had our own seat. Nice that people go home...I like working hard, but the calibration is right, too.
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