[gzread]

Is this actually a problem? We all know the average white collar worker doesn't actually work for 40 hours despite being at the office. The average - everywhere - is more like the equivalent of 20 hours of solid focused work per week day.

Does more white collar work beyond a threshold produce more value, anyway? Sometimes yes but often no.

[ernst_klim]

> We all know the average white collar worker doesn't actually work for 40 hours despite being at the office.

Yes bc now this worker works same 3-4 hours but 4 days instead of 5.

[tonyedgecombe]

From an employers perspective it would make sense to have people working five six hour days rather than four seven and a half hour days.

[bombcar]

20 “usable” hours a week may be realistic, but 20 hours of work per weekday is startup class heh.

[gzread]

I meant per week, of course.

[tonyedgecombe]

I saw this when I worked in Germany. They might not have worked as many hours but they worked hard during those hours.

UK workplaces where much more relaxed in comparison so even though people put in more hours the results were similar.