[philmcp]

In my previous job I asked my boss if he would let me drop down to 3 days per week (60% salary). To my slight surprise, he was totally fine with it

I did this after working hard for ~1 year at the company. Once you prove your worth, it's in your employers interests to keep you i.e. it would cost them way more if you left for another job with shorter working hours so don't be afraid to ask

If it was doing it again though, I'd request this during my yearly review, and I'd ask for a 4 day week with no drop in salary

There are already companies offering a 32 hours work week though:

https://4dayweek.io/

Disclaimer: I'm the founder

[ddlutz]

Is it typical to find completely unacceptable pay on your site? Listings that have requirement for engineers which could pull home 200-300k a year wanting to pay $15 an hour. I guess this is why "nobody wants to work anymore"

One listing (company name omitted to protect the witness):

Requirements BS/MS in Computer Science Strong in Data Structure/Algorithms, can solve intermediate-level Leetcode questions with ease Experience in conducting technical interviews and well-trained on how to grade candidate performance Passion for mentorship!

Nice To Have Have the flexibility to work 10-20+ hours per week when business needs warrant Have prior start-up experience Compete in Leetcode contests weekly and rank top 2000. Previous experience competing in ACM contests.

What's In it for you 100% remote work (1099 basis) Flexible work hours Opportunity to network and build connections with aspiring and established designers Compensation: $15/hr

[intelVISA]

There's no way that gets filled right? That's completely divorced from reality lol.

[plasticchris]

Maybe it’s a typo? They are missing a zero there ;)

[smeej]

Where I live, even Walmart can't get people to show up for less than $15 an hour (even though we have no separate minimum wage than the national $7.25/hr).

The KFC across the street from the Walmart was recently advertising $17/hr.

$15/hr for that kind of tech experience would never fly here!

[philmcp]

Most companies originally had a 5 day week, but dropped to 4 days without effecting salaries

So typically the salaries are "market rate". Difficult to say for sure though as most companies still don't disclose this

As for the job you mentioned, I know which company this is and its for a part-time job (i.e. not a 4 day week for 100% salary)

Speaking honestly, I added the part time jobs are added to "bolster" content (given there are so few 4 day week jobs atm). I'd recommend focusing on the jobs marked as "4 day week", they are typically "higher quality"

[tokinonagare]

Awesome! I joined the industry temporarily but the 5 days week (with 3 hours commutation) is soul crushing. Four days makes it fine to cope with. I hope I can find something using your website so I can work more on my personal projects.

[vbezhenar]

After few months if everyone's happy with your work, you can definitely ask for some days being remote and gradually increase it to fully remote, if you can manage yourself responsibly. 3 hours commutation is definitely not something you should endure for the rest of your life.

[akudha]

Awesome, thank you for the link and the answer!

[garciasn]

While I’m already very much an advocate for paying my team what why’re worth, the recent shifts with remote work has put extreme pressure on companies to meet salary expectations in much larger markets.

I have an employee who needed a 33% increase due to market pressures. While we were going to already meet 15% of that at his next annual, budgets didn’t easily allow for the other 18.

Instead, he got a significant raise and a 4-day week to boot. He’s happy. I’m happy. And, frankly, we don’t see any productivity loss.

It is absolutely possible.

[philmcp]

Love this! From every 4 day week company I've spoke to, they all say the same thing:

Output hasn't changed

And if this ever becomes a company wide policy (e.g. 4 days for 100% or 80% salary), please let me know :)