[agsamek]

I live in Poland. We are recently being recognized as a developed economy most often. Still, we earn 1/3 in dollar terms per Capita compared to the US or Germany.

I think 4 days week would result in people having two jobs regularly. I wonder if the situation is simalar with basic job workers in more advanced economies.

One interesing point is that people in my IT company were willing to put 5-10% of their income in exchange for work from home. But this is IT.

I think that the right way to go is not to reduce the number of hours but just allow people to work 4 days per week with hourly rate intact. This might be a very welcomed option by many people.

Also - signing up for this in the high inflation time might work well instead of raising compensations. So this is a good time to carry such experiments.

[0xmarcin]

I am also from Poland and I would be willing to sacrifice 20% of my salary for 1 extra day off per week. I would certainly not look for another job. Also in my employment agreement there is a rule stating that I need my current employer approval before I get a side gig.

I even expect that this would have a rather minor impact on my work (like 10% decrease). I think for jobs like writing CRUD screens for entire week the productivity drop may be more significant.

Actually this inspires me to ask my employer this January for such offer.

Disclaimer: Single person, no children or other commitments.

[agsamek]

> Also in my employment agreement there is a rule stating that I need my current employer approval before I get a side gig.

I do not think this is lawful. In our agreements we only prohibit doing a work for our competitors or directly competitive work. If you like your employer then do not come up with this with them, but stay informed of your rights.

[varispeed]

> were willing to put 5-10% of their income in exchange for work from home.

Why? The company is going to use your home as an office and they should be paying that 5-10% extra. Why business paying corporate landlord for office space is okay, but when Joe Public offers his own lowly place then it's a no no? When people don't recognise their value, they are prime for being exploited.

[agsamek]

We did the experiment to check if people are serious about WFH. There is a lot of work to make it happen inside a company. In particular to treat remote people as first class citizens. WFH was also a choice after covid and not necessity.

With a pay cut we are sure people are serious about WFH and not only demanding.

[varispeed]

> With a pay cut we are sure people are serious about WFH and not only demanding.

How that correlates with "seriousness"?

Wouldn't pay rise equally make sure people are serious about it?

[pnt12]

In that case, I'd be seriously considering moving to another company.

[bluesign]

There is no inherit value, it is determined by market, mostly supply and demand.

[zach_garwood]

Maybe you folks don't have to pay property taxes, but in the US we do, and that's a pretty clear indication of an "inherent value".

[bluesign]

Sorry if it was not clear, I meant value of work.

[bernawil]

>Still, we earn 1/3 in dollar terms per Capita compared to the US or Germany.

How could that be if Germans already make 1/3 dollars compared to the US.

[Barrin92]

>Still, we earn 1/3 in dollar terms per Capita compared to the US or Germany.

It's not a meaningful comparison without cost of living adjustment. You're not paying 3000 dollars for a one bedroom apartment either. In fact last time I visited Poland I think a place in central Warsaw was like 600 bucks. Poland is exceptionally affordable.

[ChuckNorris89]

>Poland is exceptionally affordable.

For those on tech wages, which have reached near parity with the west, or work remotely for western companies, yes. But not everyone in Poland earns tech wages.

[SyzygistSix]

Rents in the West aren't high just for tech workers.