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Does anyone here work a 4-Day Week? What was the biggest change it had on your life? (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] roggenroll@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

I've been working a 4-day-week ever since our first child was born 5 years ago and decided to take Fridays off. The biggest change definitely has been that I'm far more able to enjoy weekends now. We can do our household chores on Friday so we can actually enjoy Saturdays and Sundays with activities or relaxing. The additional day of relaxation also led to me beeing ill more seldomly thus actually making me more 'productive' in other aspects.

I feel more balanced overall which is far more important for my wellbeing than the money I miss out on. I don't think that even when the kids turn older that I will ever return to a 5-day-week since my life's quality has immensely improved.