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labrador
As a former member of the U.S. Military, this sounds like the military, which controls all your time while you're member. That's why I got out.
ggamecrazy
yes, but you are very much mission driven in the military, especially in a small unit. For me, it was the bad mission set and not the sleep deprivation that personally drove me out.
999900000999
Thought experiment.

What if the government mandated a 4 day work week for parents ?

Would companies comply or just avoid hiring parents.

I personally think a 4 day work week is the way to go, even though I don't really see myself having a family.

bnj
When teachers are also parents how will schools staff classes on day five?

Work week length might be an all or nothing proposition.

oefnak
Many of the teachers at my primary school work 3 or 4 days a week. There are just 2 teachers per class. They also have other roles within the school, like helping gifted children, or those with dyslexia.. etc.
jfengel
Would that really help parents? They're parents seven days a week.

I mean of course less work is better. But is there something about parenthood that would make a categorical difference that non parents would miss?

999900000999
Reduced childcare costs.

Parent A works Tuesday to Friday.

Parent B works Monday to Thursday.

More quality time at home, might even encourage people to start families in the first place.

morkalork
They would avoid hiring parents and the birthrate would collapse faster. Or, maybe parents would be expected to work even crazier hours on the day 4 days to make it up.
jagged-chisel
Or more of the population would become parents to gain the benefit and companies would have a scarce no-parent talent pool.
xyzzy4747
>I don't really see myself having a family.

What do you think is the purpose of a biological animal?

Anyways, you'd be missing out. Kids are a ton of fun.

petermcneeley
I love this idea but does it go far enough? I personally think a 0 day work week is the way to go.

Under this new mandate I REALLY dont see myself having a family.

bushbaba
Samsung appliances are some of the least reliable. Yet they ask a premium. Same goes for their phones which are known to have no long term support or reliability.

I wonder if this finally caught up to Samsung. The Chinese brands are often just as feature rich, yet cheaper and just as if not slightly better reliability.

1-6
It doesn’t help as most of the components put into Samsung products come from China anyway.

The Chinese manufacturers have probably mastered their sub vendors by now.

1-6
You probably all know the saying:

You can take Samsung out of South Korea but you can’t take South Korea out of Samsung.