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Nice idea, but in our lifetime?
I have the "privilege" of working at home once a week. I had to fight to get that. There is not a single person I work with that would not want to do it full time.

As the work force gets older and their needs change, many of us would be willing and able to work for less money and less hours, but YOU try to find where THOSE jobs are advertised. It doesn't exist. While article after article comes out lauding the benefits of such a life, it is abundantly clear that no one in charge is reading these articles. Don't forget - these are the same people who push jobs off shore as fast as they can and leave the few that are left behind with those 50-60 hour weeks that are truly the norm for many.

In a system where capitalism has gone awry in a big way, it is unlikely that more humanistic measures will ever take hold. Sorry to say.
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20 hour week - thats what the new age economy demands  code_Warrior | 05/30/07
Also true, but managers are known for treating people like monkeys, cargo,  HypnoToad72 | 05/30/07
Load of crap...  aulax@... | 05/30/07
ya i agree with you..  jakex3@... | 05/30/07
I leave my Cell at home  voska | 05/30/07
you're the guy who works...  stevey_d | 05/30/07
Retain experienced workers?  HypnoToad72 | 05/30/07
Sounds like another wage to downsize wages and offload health care costs  ordaj@... | 05/30/07
I concure ... THIS is where that BELONGS! wink n/t  btljooz | 06/04/07
Yes, and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/30/07
Almost zero chance this will happen any time soon  Omch'Ar | 05/30/07
... could happen ...  Reverend MacFellow | 05/31/07
A different view  roberto_maietta@... | 05/31/07
and if you don't ?  magcomment | 05/31/07
Sorry, but CIO's and lower end supervisors aren't going to let this happen  maldain | 06/04/07
soo what your saying is..  Been_Done_Before | 05/31/07
... and we will vacation on the moon ...  Reverend MacFellow | 05/31/07
poppycock - or nothing new at all  shraven | 05/31/07
20 weeks  Silent Observer | 05/31/07
Who could afford it?  Marty R. Milette | 05/31/07
You better clue management in on this!  ejhonda | 05/31/07
Weren't they saying this in the 70's?  picklehead | 05/31/07
Doe these ppl research or just pull stuff out of their head?  btljooz | 06/04/07
aka "The Triple Revolution - A Letter To President Johnson" c. 1964  gardoglee | 06/04/07
Offshore workers will be happy with your job.  MV_z | 06/02/07
Hmmm...I'm having a 70s flashback here  suemac5 | 06/04/07
I concure n/t  btljooz | 06/04/07
IGNORE THE POST ABOVE. It belongs elsewhere plain  btljooz | 06/04/07
I had a job once that only required 40 hours/week.  stan@... | 06/04/07
Geez, did ANY of you actually READ the article?  1stcyberian | 06/04/07
As one of the more experienced workers,  stan@... | 06/04/07
Sure, and what are companies doing with experienced people?  caltinbay@... | 06/04/07
a.k.a. - the DEATH OF RETIREMENT  ig@... | 06/05/07
Halftime=halfpay?  shorty943@... | 06/04/07
you can't perform 40 hours a week  bcroner | 06/04/07
as long as there are computers  nix_hed | 06/05/07
goes with the PAPERLESS Office i presume  ig@... | 06/05/07
Out of step already  zclayton2 | 06/05/07
Nice idea, but in our lifetime?  johnnevin | 06/05/07
Not 20 hour work weeks  jfp | 06/19/07
It's about selfishness  THEE WOLF | 06/26/07

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