The 40-hour workweek is an 87-year-old concept that hasn't changed one bit since its inception! Recently there has been a big shift in employee expectations, mainly fuelled by millennials in the workforce. I have been hearing the words "The Great Resignation" on social media this year which is where people are calling it quits on their jobs to pursue their own gigs! We love to see it! 

We are seeing more requests to work from home, work four 10 hour days, or do a 32 hour week. We are at a pivotal point in history where life outside of work is significantly valued, most of us young ones understand that we work so that we can live, not the other way round! 

In this ep, I chat about the history of the 40-hour workweek and whether it is still an effective model today, then we dive into some common alternative working options. I finish off by talking a bit about my own experience of negotiating a 32-hour workweek in my job and why it was so important to me that I secured this. 

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