How can the work of the future look like? This question is driving more and more employees. The corona crisis has proven that home office models work. A current survey now shows that more and more employees want the 4-day week. A graphic overview of the emotional world on the job market in Germany.
Have you ever lay in bed on a Friday morning and thought how nice it would be to unplug that annoying alarm clock? Just lie down? Taking the day slowly and then starting a long weekend? A dream, right? More and more workers are longing for it. This is the result of a YouGov survey commissioned by the insurance company HDI. 56 percent would even stop working if they could.
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Five days, 40 hours a week. More and more professionals are losing interest in it. The survey shows that many would like to reduce their working hours. Part-time models are very popular. More than three quarters of all employees in Germany see the 4-day week as a desirable model for the future. Some would even be willing to accept a lower salary for it. The German work cosmos in graphics:
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In addition to those who do not yet know exactly what to think of the 4-day week (6.9 percent), around 17 percent of those surveyed are in favor of “keep it up” and state that they will stick to the classic model: five days, 40 hours. However, they belong to a minority.
More than 75 percent are in favor of the 4-day week. Around 14 percent would still prefer the model even if they did not receive full wage compensation.
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However, the willingness to forego part of the salary varies depending on age, gender or professional group. A look at age shows that 83 percent of employees under the age of 40 are interested in the 4-day week. Almost one in six (17 percent) would prefer this, despite a lower salary.
From the age of 40, interest in the 4-day week decreases somewhat. At 71 percent, however, the advocates are still well represented. On the other hand, fewer of them would also work for less money (11 percent).
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The idea of working one day less a week is of particular interest in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. 24 percent of those surveyed would be willing to forego part of their wages in order to be able to put their feet up on Friday. According to the survey authors, interest in the short working week is particularly great at 86 percent in the areas of industrial production and law and administration. In the administrative and legal area, however, only 11 percent would be willing to forego part of their wages.
However, at 68 percent, the interest in the introduction of the 4-day week among executives who are responsible for personnel and project management is below the average for all employees. Employees without personnel or project management responsibilities spoke in favor of this with 76 percent. On the other hand, what is exciting is that almost twice as many executives who would like to work a 4-day week would be willing to sacrifice their salary compared to those who have no managerial responsibility.
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What do most expect from the 4-day week? After all, 12 percent of those surveyed believe that the lack of a working day would cause them stress. But that is the case for very few. The masses stated that they hoped that the working model would increase their health well-being. Around 36 percent are of the opinion that they would work with more energy if they worked four days. On the other hand, only one in eight believes that the 4-day week will also mean more jobs in the company.
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If work is too stressful for you, you can just give up altogether, right? One in two in the survey said they would do just that… if they could. The only requirement: money. If the respondents had enough of it to no longer be dependent on work, 56 percent would quit. Three years ago, only 41 percent of those surveyed said they would take this step.
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Some people love their job after all. 37 percent state that they are now working in the profession they have always wanted. More than 50 percent of those who earn more than 5000 euros net are currently working in their dream job. On the other hand, the higher the age, the fewer dream jobs.
The biggest gap is between the self-employed (46 percent in a dream job) and employees (36 percent). In addition, part-time employees (29 percent) work less often in their dream job than full-time employees (39 percent). In addition, the perception of work as a dream job increases significantly with growing income.
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However, most would be happy if they had to commute one day a week less on the subway, bus or car. When it comes to the question of which day should be removed from the working week, there is broad agreement. Most respondents only want Friday to themselves, perhaps to stay in bed and put an end to the annoying alarm clock. To start the day slowly and then start into the well-deserved long weekend. For 43 percent: a dream.