[tehf0x]

Sounds like that was simply not actually a 4-day workweek company! My experience working 4-day workweeks (Thursday evening desktop goes off, corp phone gets left at desk) is brilliant, especially mixed with full remote, I would likely give up more than 20% of my salary to have this permanent 3-day weekend! (Shh, don't tell HR)

[jrockway]

I would expect to see more than a 20% salary drop, sine the cost of your healthcare and other benefits doesn't decrease when you work one less day.

[pastacacioepepe]

What if productivity stays on a similar level?

[t-writescode]

To add, that has been the results of studies like this.

[tehf0x]

Honestly I think I may be even slightly more productive, but whatever, I make more than I can spend, I don't think any amount of money would make me work 5 days/week (I mean that quite literally, unless it was maybe for a couple months, and in the 1e6 ballpark, my time on earth is just too valuable to me).

[tehf0x]

Hi welcome to Europe.

[jrockway]

I'm guessing this comment is along the lines of "companies don't pay for healthcare in Europe, so this doesn't apply", but there are other sources of overhead. Anything that is not a profit center is a cost center; buying you your workstation and software, having HR around to resolve disputes between employees, etc. Those things still happen in Europe.

[jjice]

Well it's good to hear that it's done properly else where! I absolutely agree with the salary difference. I'm early enough in my career (no spouse or children either) that I'm willing to spend more time for more compensation, but I can see myself valuing that extra day off way more in the future as well.

[jwestbury]

I tried multiple times at multiple companies to negotiate an additional month off per year in exchange for a 15% decrease in compensation. I pointed out that giving me 8% of a year off for a 15% decrease in compensation was a pretty good deal. Nobody ever bit, unfortunately. Not even any counters.