JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

6 day Workweek

How many companies still have 6 days working? I am in robotics/manufacturing in MSME, I have a 6 day Workweek, is it a general trend in manufacturing or general trend in MSME?

12mo ago
SleepyBanana
SleepyBanana

🚀 + To the moon, startups want your life 6 days a week and liver etc and pay 🥜

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

But they give you equity though 🙃

SqueakyDumpling
SqueakyDumpling

Which is worth less than bhelpuri

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

In my startup we work 5 days in office and then saturdays is an optional. People come to office or they stay home. If they have work, they work.

It works out fine.

SqueakyDumpling
SqueakyDumpling

Why do they have work on Saturdays?

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

Seems like a cool arrangement, but only works if employees are self driven

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Manufacturing has always been 6 days, there are banking services too that have them. Some Ed tech and all hospitality have 6 days but Sunday is working for most

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

So is 5 day workweeks only in IT and consulting, i.e., MNCs?

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Advertising too. On paper 😆

CosmicQuokka
CosmicQuokka

Professors in our college had 5days work week, plus almost 1 month vacation apart from mandatory leaves etc.

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

They have to do a PhD for that, and are paid peanuts compared to their work and qualification, they can have some work life balance in exchange

CosmicQuokka
CosmicQuokka

Agreed

ZippyBoba
ZippyBoba

7 days - Ola

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

Really? Is it like the factory is operational every day or the management/design teams too work the same schedule?

ZippyBoba
ZippyBoba

Not factory. Talking about people in Finance, Marketing, Business, Sales, etc. Almost all teams. 6 days and 12 to 14 hours without fail. Sometimes, Sundays too.

ZippyUnicorn
ZippyUnicorn

I work 10 hrs(WFH) for my company that pays below average. Work 60 hrs on my side business. (Returns 2X my salary)

TwirlyBurrito
TwirlyBurrito

What is the side business?

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

Great for you that you are able to do that, how do you manage to get off with 10 hr workweek?

SnoozyBiscuit
SnoozyBiscuit
Google12mo

In manufacturing 6 days is light workload... Sigh.

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

I get you, 6 days is just in name, 20 of my 52 sundays are easily spent at office

FloatingPancake
FloatingPancake

It's surprising how Europe is testing out 4-day work weeks and we are struggling between 6-7-day work week. Indian work culture needs to improve.

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

They have their basics sorted out, we don't, Mr. Murthy has some truth in his words, just expecting to get paid fairly in return and acceptance from society, otherwise friends and family just compare us to IT guys, earning more and having more free time

CosmicPanda
CosmicPanda

Hey guys welcome to EdTech Sales

We work 6 days a week most days and currently we’re on our 9th consecutive day of work 💀😂

We love our company and how EdTech space is run 🫂

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

Is it 12 hrs workday? I know people in edtech, they had pretty good work life compared to mine 😅

CosmicPanda
CosmicPanda

My shift starts at 10 AM and gets over at 8/9 PM

Add to that travel which is 1 hour each way

6 days a week and month end it’s like we’re at war. There’s a team that’s worked for 2 weeks straight now.

DancingBanana
DancingBanana

Same in Manufacturing plant

JazzyCupcake
JazzyCupcake

But they have shift systems to reduce work overload, and from what I have seen in manufacturing plants the managerial people do get weekends (even 2 days in some cases), it's just that they have to have some substitute present

DancingBanana
DancingBanana

Yes. Absolutely. But in my current department some certain people get this privilege. Also depends on your manager and HOD. In my case it is shit

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6 Day Work week

Is it common now to work 9x6 hours/week? I’ll be pursuing a course simultaneously, should I incorporate according to that or search for 5 day work week? Can you list companies working 5 days/week?