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I don’t see a path forward that doesn’t start with the US government making the change first. They are one of the only employers that don’t have market competition.
Some departments in the US government give you a paid time off day every week to use however you want. A lot of people would take every Friday off, or some would stash them for a longer vacation.
It's wild to me how internally the government offers the kind of benefits politicians should've pushed into law a long time ago. It really is "for Me, not for Thee".
Source: worked in one of those departments
I work in the Federal Government, and this isn't true. You have alternative work schedules (4/10s, 5/4/9, maxiflex, etc.) but you're still going to work 80 hours unless you take leave. You gain annual leave every pay period and the amount is dependent on how long your federal service has been. But when you start (1-3 years) you only get 4 hours per pay period.
Maybe you're seeing people who have long federal service (15 years) that gain 8 hours/pay period use their leave. That's their choice but they're still working 40 hours on paper regardless.
Literally everything US politicians and billionaires do is "rules for thee, but not for me". Even running for president.
Which jobs give you four day weeks as of now?
Not trying to call you out or anything, just my googlefu couldn't find anything about any government jobs that did this. All I found was companies and other countries that were trying it out.
I feel like it would be big news if that was an option for people seeking employment anywhere.
They don't. A few offices have a 40 hour 4 day week. They are missing shit up.
The only ones I know of that do this have you work four 10s. You still work the 40 hours.
Giving a benefit to government workers only requires a president to write an executive order.
Making a benefit into a law that affects all workers requires the House, Senate, President, and SCOTUS to all get on board.
Definitely true, but you never hear conservatives complaining about all the paid leave they get or the healthcare benefits they enjoy.
If some conservative president really wanted to walk the talk, they'd axe all those benefits for everyone.
They are walking the talk; they do not believe all people deserve equal treatment. Their worldview is inherently hierarchical.
Nope.
If you did, you had no idea what was going on.
An agency can't just "give" someone twice the leave accrual as the max. People were probably doing 4 days a week, 10 hours a day.
And you just didn't understand
wow, that's like two and a half months of vacation
Bullshit. Fake news. Made up.