Utah state employees going to a 4 day workweek

roccman

Right on schedule.

Price fixing...rationing...shortages...riots...martial law.

In that order.

In under 6 months.
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aflatoxin · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 31, 2005 Posts: 252

Someone I know who works for the state of UT told me about this. He likes the idea, but says that is will make it impossible for him to ride his bike to work during the winter months.

Apparently riding in Salt Lake City is borderline suicidal. Riding when it's dark is just plain stupid. He would prefer to keep working 8 hours, and continue commuting 17 miles each way all but one or two days a year.

heroineworshipper

Calif* had 4 day work weeks in 2003. Back then it was because of dot coms going out of business. No bailouts for that mortgage crash. Maybe it'll be 3 day work weeks now that the everyone else is going out of business.
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I wonder how much driving they do on their day off ? Probably more than they save from going to work. Atleast at work their car is sitting in a parking lot and not being driven.

frankthetank

You also have to wonder how productive those extra 2 hours will be...i mean these are GOVERNMENT employees. I bet there is a lot more yawning and catnaps.
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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1485

Look at the bright side - - -

Utah is now leading the race to the zero day work week that will eventually be the norm.

Roc - IMO the only way we see martial law as soon as 6 months is a very substantial FF op.
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smallpoxgirl · Moderator Joined: Nov 08, 2004 Posts: 5212

GeneralGreen

4 days is better then no days..But I fail to see how this even assist the energy problem.
The day is coming where their won't even be the 1 day regular work week. If work is found..It will be private, likely food production or savage works. In the Great Dep of the 30s don't forget over 1 million more people returned to food production that as a time when 30% of Americans were in food production related work.

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mattduke · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 1168

PrairieMule

We are going to a 4 day work week starting in August. However I only burn 2/3 of a gallon commuting a day. Hopefully this will leave huge gaps in coverage which means more overtime for me.
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