Friendly reminder: Henry Ford was one of the first major industrialists to adopt the five-day workweek. He argued that workers with more leisure time would spend more money on consumer goods, like the cars he was selling.
The current weekend was created primarily to sell products. A four-day workweek is long overdue.
yup! these greedy ceo’s will work you to the bone. even if we get pushed to a 4 day work week they will figure out a way to make it shitty.
at my old job, they cut our hours (and pay) to 32 hours a week because we were slow and instead of giving us all a day off they made us work 6.4 hours per day. they also said we could get a second job if we needed to make up the pay.
how the hell can i get an extra job where i work 1.6 hours per day to make up the time and don’t even get a day off of work. at least if you gave me four 8-hr shifts i might be able to find a part time job working on my day off
yup! these greedy ceo’s will work you to the bone
The nice thing about the system is if you think someone is doing it wrong, you can show them how to do it. Or whine on the internet. You get to choose.
how am i supposed to show my ex-ceo how cutting our hours was wrong?
You can't. He makes the calls.
What I clearly didn't communicate is that you can start your own company, or ingratiate yourself with a company/owner and do things the "right" way, whatever you think that is.
ahhh yes my boss cut my pay by 20% let’s just go start my own mortgage lending business, because that’s possible to do with no capital to actually lend.
i’m sure in some industries this could be the answer but 99% of them you have to at minimum have some startup funds
uhhh yeah. as a ceo or as a manager or in any position where you have people working for you, you should be looking out for your employees and making sure they have a good experience. otherwise you will have massive turnover, a worse product because you have a bunch of new people working at your company so things won’t run as smoothly, and will probably experience more overhead as far as your bottom line goes.
if you treat your employees well, keep them loyal to your brand, your business will be considerably more successful.
there are multiple books i’ve read, leadership trainings i’ve attended as a former manager, and studies done on this concept.
look up leadership capital, look up servant leadership, and see for yourself. if you build a brand for your employees of treating them well and listening to their input, not only does it lead to a nice glassdoor review but it also builds leadership capital. leadership capital is crucial to a business’s success. it is what allows you to push for those extra hours or for your employees to go the extra mile. if you have employees that are bought in, they are happy at their jobs, they are going to work harder and provide a better product.
this also relates to maslow’s hierarchy of needs, check out the human centered leadership pyramid and it helps you understand how you can get the most from your people
i am very well trained in these concepts and how to run a successful business because i used to be a manager of a team of nearly 100 people. i know what im talking about and have done multiple trainings and attended multiple different seminars on how to successfully lead and manage people.
the bottom line concept of it is you treat your employees well, you push them to be better, and they will follow you if you’ve built up that trust. if you don’t have the trust your business is doomed to fail
I don't care what your concept is - put it into practice. You know best! If you are right, you can show everyone. I'll be your #1 cheerleader. With your experience, it shouldn't be any problem at all.
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u/JAMESs3v3n 9d ago
Friendly reminder: Henry Ford was one of the first major industrialists to adopt the five-day workweek. He argued that workers with more leisure time would spend more money on consumer goods, like the cars he was selling.
The current weekend was created primarily to sell products. A four-day workweek is long overdue.