Does a four-day workweek sound good to you?
Three-day weekends forever and ever?
Does that sound appealing?
The four-day workweek is in the news because of a pilot program in the United Kingdom.
Heres how to make it happen for you, too.
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So make 4 day workweek a target of your searching.
Indeed has acategory for four-day workweeks.
Its important to refine your search and narrow it down as much as possible.
Its also important to try different job boards and to try different keywords.
Did you know?
Were not saying that the following four career paths are theonlyway to land a four-day workweek.
Work shouldnt suck, the digital marketing company Justunoannounced last year.
But if you do, this is one of the most realistic ways to get a four-day workweek.
Driver
Were talking about two different kinds of driving jobs here:
Truck driversare highly in demand.
When we searched for four-day workweek gigs on various job boards, we found listings for truck drivers.
If you have a commercial drivers license, you probably have options.
We also saw plenty of listings for Amazon delivery drivers in various parts of the country.
You dont need a special drivers license to drive one of those Amazon vans around.
But that job is certainly no picnic, and it can be challenging.
Its definitely not for everyone.
If youre looking for a four-day workweek, though, it could be one possibility.
Factory Worker
We foundMonsterto be an especially good place to find these jobs.
Be prepared to stress how you organize and prioritize your work, and how you deal with time constraints.
If youve ever worked a short week or weird shifts before, thats obviously key.
Our employees are working very consciously and were working hard.
You better be responsive, having incredible impact.
Dealing With a 4-Day Workweek Job
So youve finally gotten yourself a four-day workweek!
Now all you have to do is survive it.
Like we said, most of these jobs require 10-hour shifts or even 11-hour shifts with a lunch break.
Theyre still 40-hour-a-week jobs, but the work is done in four days instead of five.
It can be a big adjustment.
However, with time and as you adjust, longer shifts will become easier to manage.
Plus… having that third day off will give you more time to recharge.
Is a Standard 4-Day Workweek Coming to America?
Probably not anytime soon.
Our standard five-day, 40-hour workweek dates back to 1940.
Before that, longer workweeks were more typical.
In early March 2023, a U.S. congressmanintroduced a billthat would make the 32-hour workweek a national standard.
But politically, thats a really hard sell.
The vast majority of American companies arent exactly brimming with enthusiasm for this idea.
This bill isnt expected to go anywhere.
But Im not anticipating it happening anytime soon, said Wharton management professor Matthew Bidwell.
We are a bit of a workaholic nation.
We see the subtle pressure they are exerting to get their employees to get back into the office now.
A four-day workweek could happen for you, though.
All you have to do is find the right job.
Mike Brassfield ([email protected]) is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
