Asian governments roll out 4-day weeks, WFH to solve fuel crisis caused by war

niek_pas

"Asia" didn't roll out anything. Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines, and Pakistan rolled out independent measures.

butILoveLife

Makes sense for short term damage control. However, I think in the medium and long term you end up having productivity hits from such measures. I know its unpopular to say, but when I have my 2 programmers in office, we get sooo much more done than at home. Someone gets stuck and we don't message/call, we just talk. Although, if you want to justify WFH, introverted-like people do not get the same level of benefit as extroverted-like people in this situation. The extroverted people will just start talking. The introverted people need to be asked.

scottious

It's too bad that countries only consider things like this to address a crisis in fuel costs. Why not enact measures like this to curb the pollution and CO2? I guess it says a lot about what humanity truly values.

glitchc

Does this mean that President Trump is the (unexpected) champion of the remote working crowd? Not the hero we need but the hero we deserve, and all that.

wing-_-nuts

I've long said that WFH is an easy win climate change solution that costs nothing, is well loved by everyone who participates (except management). Turns out in times like this, it's also an energy security measure.

recroad

Why are they calling it the "Iran war". It's more like the US/Israeli War. Or more specifically, the US/Israeli assault on Iran.

ex-aws-dude

The government of asia rolled it out?

realo

"Asia" is about 60% of the total world population. I just hope they don't hold a grudge.

kelseyfrog

We're going to get a 6-day work week, aren't we? :(

1970-01-01

Long-term planning rarely hooks-up with reality until it's too late. It's abundantly clear "Asia" should spend the remaining 20% of their working week directly on ripping away their dependency on fuel.

cmiles8

Terrible headline. “Asia” isn’t a thing apart from a region on a map. These are separate countries doing their own thing. Equally annoying is when folks say “Asian” as an ethnicity. That’s glossing over a whole bunch of different countries that have relatively little to do with each other apart from being in the same general area on the planet.

nobodyandproud

A better and more accurate title: “4-day week, WFH roll-outs in Asia to solve fuel crisis caused by Iran War”.

xvxvx

There’s a special place in hell for people who vocally support working in offices.

bilsbie

I wish we’d all go to four day work weeks. Over My whole life, 5 out of 7 full days of work always felt so daunting and almost dehumanizing. But 4/7 is mentally close to half and just feels way different qualitatively. If you have a job you mostly like, 4 days a week feels really sustainable.

bilsbie

My friend actually drives more when we switched to wfh. 10 miles to gym and back. 20-30 miles in misc errands and grocery shopping. Yoga class, kids sports.

htx80nerd

You could never do this in America because 50x judges would pile on and there'd be 100x lawsuits.

karel-3d

Thank you Donald Trump for reducing our dependency on fossil fuels!

blondie9x

We consume 101 million barrels of oil per day. The amount of oil humans consume per day has doubled since 1980. Is this the way we finally wake up to the urgency of addressing the climate crisis caused by burning fossil fuels?

gaoshan

Asia rolled it out? Wow, imagine the coordination that took to get all of those disparate countries (like, 48 or 49 countries make up Asia) on board with a 4 day work week... and so quickly, too! My homeowners association can't pull off a neighborhood playground cleanup without conflict, disorder and confusion even with 6 months of planning so again, kudos to the 48+ countries of Asia for coming together in this herculean example of speed, unity and coordination.

randomNumber7

Meanwile germany goes to a 7-day week where people need to generate electricity with muscle power to save the climate.