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I used to work 32 hours a week (4x8) and now work 36 hours a week (4x9, although in reality it's more like 4x8,5 + 1x2). 36 hours is actually about as common here in the Netherlands as a 40 hour work week.

For me, a 4 day work week is infinitely better than 5 days. The balance between work, social, housekeeping and alone time is extremely important for your overall productivity. When you work 5 full days per week, that balance is too skewed towards work which can cause stress, tiredness and burn-outs.



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Last edited by LurkerJ - on 11 July 2021

Some of my weeks now are 4 days on, 3 days off. The difference in stress levels is massive if the extra day off happens to be Friday, not so much when the day off is Wednesday. In few years, I'll be able to work 3 days a week which I am very much looking forward to. No less than that though, I don't like long holidays.