http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:24:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23730 Fiorghra Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:52:52 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23730 I work in a stressful legal services organization. Our typical work week has always been 35 hours per week - 5 seven hour days. A few years ago my employer agreed to let me change to 4 eight hour days, reducing my hours by just 3 per week. I still have the same amount of work and get it done but have three day weekends is HEAVEN!!! It has greatly improved my quality of life and I would encourage everyone who can to do the same. I work in a stressful legal services organization. Our typical work week has always been 35 hours per week – 5 seven hour days. A few years ago my employer agreed to let me change to 4 eight hour days, reducing my hours by just 3 per week. I still have the same amount of work and get it done but have three day weekends is HEAVEN!!! It has greatly improved my quality of life and I would encourage everyone who can to do the same.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23635 Ben Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:28:56 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23635 If an increase has to be made effective in work-hours,it should be done in a gradual manner,and that too, without cutting down on the free-time...otherwise,corporations will end up having a lot of unsatisfied employees suffering from health issues. If an increase has to be made effective in work-hours,it should be done in a gradual manner,and that too, without cutting down on the free-time…otherwise,corporations will end up having a lot of unsatisfied employees suffering from health issues.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23621 Iris Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:40 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23621 It is hard for me to even visualize having a shorter work week and productivity remaining at the same level. but evidently there are companies and countries that enforce this and it works really well for them. I guess I am so accustomed to the traditional 40 hours here in the US that working anything less seems odd to me. I wonder how you would ever get everything accomplished that needs to be done in order to keep things moving along. maybe it is that we are really not using all of our time wisely and that places where they work fewer hours have just really made it a very good habit to absolutely make the most of their time instead of wasting half the day like I do now. It is hard for me to even visualize having a shorter work week and productivity remaining at the same level. but evidently there are companies and countries that enforce this and it works really well for them. I guess I am so accustomed to the traditional 40 hours here in the US that working anything less seems odd to me. I wonder how you would ever get everything accomplished that needs to be done in order to keep things moving along. maybe it is that we are really not using all of our time wisely and that places where they work fewer hours have just really made it a very good habit to absolutely make the most of their time instead of wasting half the day like I do now.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23611 Jack Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:19:17 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23611 Work is important,yes...but not at the cost of your life,is it? Work is to be done,deadlines are to be met, but when the employees are at peace and are relaxed, you can extract better quality of work from them. This is much better than extracting loads of low-quality work and making them unhappy about long work-hours and finally paying for their medical bills. Firms need to understand this little thing, and then corporate-world would be a much better place to be in. Work is important,yes…but not at the cost of your life,is it? Work is to be done,deadlines are to be met, but when the employees are at peace and are relaxed, you can extract better quality of work from them. This is much better than extracting loads of low-quality work and making them unhappy about long work-hours and finally paying for their medical bills. Firms need to understand this little thing, and then corporate-world would be a much better place to be in.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23583 Kelli Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23583 I want a shorter work week! 20 hours sounds like plenty to me! I want a shorter work week! 20 hours sounds like plenty to me!

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23582 Austy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:00:37 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23582 A thirty five hour work-week? WOW! thats something that an American can only dream of... but in places where it has been so, it should be maintained and at least keeping the recent suicide rates, it should be reverted... A thirty five hour work-week? WOW! thats something that an American can only dream of… but in places where it has been so, it should be maintained and at least keeping the recent suicide rates, it should be reverted…

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/mental-health-and-the-35-hour-workweek/comment-page-1/#comment-23579 Kitt Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:55:35 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4905#comment-23579 This is very sad... a place where employees were happy and had plenty of time to relax are falling prey to 'globalization'... globalization is no good if the end result is a sad one, isnt it? This needs to be reverted ASAP by the concerned authorities... This is very sad… a place where employees were happy and had plenty of time to relax are falling prey to ‘globalization’… globalization is no good if the end result is a sad one, isnt it? This needs to be reverted ASAP by the concerned authorities…

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