Should America drop to a 32 hour work week?

I'll use the project that I'm currently working on as an example.

The project I'm working on requires a fairly large and detailed report. We, as the consultant, charge the client $12,000 to generate this report. Since these reports have become somewhat of my specialty, I'm quite efficient in generating this type of report. I can knock one of these reports out in 2 solid days of work if I really focus.

My bill rate to the client is $135/hour (no I don't make near that much). At that bill rate, I can charge 88 hours to this project. That is 11 days using the standard 8 hour work day. I finished in 2 days. For the next 9 days, I'm straight billable, generating a hefty profit for my company, but I'm not working on anything. I'm sitting here in the office, playing on the internet.

Just a scenario so that some of you might understand where I'm coming from.

 

Sounds to me like you are sticking it to your client

 

supply and demand, bro

 

So lets say a company buys a piece of equipment for there production facility that costs 5 million dollars. Would it not be a good business decision to run that piece of equipment as much as possible to pay it off as soon as possible?

 

Yes, it would be a good idea, obviously.

I'm not saying this would work with all applications.

 

I feel ya.

Sounds like you could drop the price to your clients to beat out any compitition current or future and your bosses need to find you more work. That's my point. You should start your own business and charge half the price and work out of your home.

If a farmer can do on one day what it took him two weeks to do 20 years ago should he work one day every two weeks or get 10 weeks worth of work done each week?

 

I guess it's like saying if you shot a huge trophy buck the first day of hunting season would you not hunt anymore that year or would keep hunting that year and go for another buck or doe? Providing its allowed.

 

I would love to start my own consulting firm in the future. I just need to build a loyal client base and obtain the resources.

I don't think a farmer would qualify as your standard 40 hour employee.

 

I used the farmer example (not Hook) to show how advances in technology have made that job more efficient. That is not a standard 40 hr week job.

 

Should your industry? Sure looks like it.

Should America? Overwhelmingly NO.

 

Overwhelmingly? Please.

 

I think about 60% of workers are hourly employees. That percentage is growing too.

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on the weeks I work more than 40, I wish I was hourly

 

Or you should have just been more productive in the first 32 hours

 

on the weeks I work over 40, I'm usually supervising field work done by hourly employees

they do not have an incentive to be more productive...

 

60%+ of Americans are hourly like Christine said...these people would lose money.

The answer is overwhelmingly NO. Your question was "should America go to a 32 hour work week?". And the response here was overwhelmingly NO. Actually i dont think ANYBODY here agreed with it...

Am i right or am i right?

 

They should do their jobs and be thankful (Or take the steps to improve their situation). Whats this incentive crap? Seems to me you are working with lazy no work ethic bums.

 

I cannot disagree with this statement. It's difficult finding decent drilling contractors these days.

 

Phil and Ryan agreed with me...

 

I agree 100%. America's problem lay somewhere between "Why cant i have what he has?" And "Im too ____ to work today".