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I've been in various technology jobs for many years and have never had a 4 day work week. Maybe it's just me, but I would rather have a 5 day work week with better working conditions than a 4 day work week with meh conditions. And I'm not even close to the age to worry about work-life balance.
A bit of a false dichotomy. You can have a role at a 4 day work week company that has great working conditions, just as meh working conditions exist at many 5 day work week companies. I would argue that an org who champions a 4 day work week is more attuned to intentional culture and work life balance than traditional orgs.
> I'm not even close to the age to worry about work-life balance.

What age is that? I am in my early twenties and work-life balance is one of the most influential things on my day-to-day mental state. A couple of days in a row of working overtime or having to commute to the office and my mood and productivity both nosedive noticably.

I've spoken to 100+ companies who have switched to a 4 day work week over the last couple of years (I've been building https://4dayweek.io)...

And I only know of 1 or 2 who switched back to 5 days

I think this speaks volumes in itself

not for my industry. we're operating 7 days a week - lucky to get a 5 day work week...

and privately owned by some of the previous generation. we were lucky to get 1 day a week WFH during covid..