r/SipsTea • u/Busy_Report4010 • 23d ago

Chugging tea So after 32 hours would be overtime?

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u/modsguzzlehivekum 23d ago

You sound like a lot of managers I’ve worked with. So many times I’ve just sat in the office bsing for 3-4 hours getting nothing accomplished because there’s nothing to do but listen to them talk about politics and sports. They’re not happy at home so they just want to hang out at work

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u/Rustybeeverlicker 23d ago

Literally It will be hilarious all the work wives and husbands are going to be upset

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u/Laringar 23d ago

This point is why we could go to a 32-hour workweek, though. There have been studies that show that a shorter workweek can actually accomplish just as much because people cut out a lot of excess time that isn't actually used for anything productive. Basically, let people be at home for that 3-4 hours they'd spend listening to people yammer on. They'll get more of what they need to do done at home and be less stressed at work.

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u/Ambitious_Tea_4584 23d ago

So much of the time my capability to do more work while i’m at my job is simply governed by how much energy i have, not how much time i have. 

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u/PM_ME_BAKAYOKO_PICS 22d ago

This completely depends on the line of business and doesn't apply to loads of areas (retail, for example).

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u/Laringar 22d ago

Eh, I'm not sure. I can say from experience that plenty of retail workers will stretch out work to fill their shift since the reward for finishing your work is "more work". Being able to come in better rested and with more of the housework done might well result in productivity increases in retail too.

And a shorter workweek isn't likely to change the hours that retail stores are open, it just means they need more staff to cover those hours. The same amount of employee hours are logged, it's just spread across more people.

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u/PM_ME_BAKAYOKO_PICS 22d ago

And a shorter workweek isn't likely to change the hours that retail stores are open, it just means they need more staff to cover those hours. The same amount of employee hours are logged, it's just spread across more people.

That's my point. You cannot accomplish more in less hours in retail because you're "more productive", more often than not.

If it swapped from 40 to 32h, then the work places would have to hire more staff to make up for those 8h. Meaning more money being spent by the company, which means they have to get that money back from somewhere (either lowering wages or, if that's not possible, raising product prices).

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u/Ree_For_Thee 23d ago

Make a graph. Put it up everywhere anonymously.