[RKDinOKC]

People talk about wanting a 4 day work week so they can spend more time with their families. Last time I check schools were 5 days a week so there goes the family time excuse.

Our production workers do 10 hour days, 4 days a week and swing whether they get a Monday or a Friday off. They voted it in. It makes scheduling, planning, AND getting people together to solve production problems a much bigger deal. Made a lot more sense to me back when I worked in the Machine Shop and we had three 8 hour shifts, 5 days a week. Studies showed if production work is more than 8 hours a day mistakes are made that cost more than extended production hours saved. And we have had those kinds of problems, but they can't change back.

When we went to 10 hour day I let my department, engineering and graphic arts, work whatever they wanted. It only took 4 weeks for them all to go back to 8 hour days. Said it sounded great, but they were home alone while their wives and kids were at work. And didn't get to see them hardly at all on the 10 hour days. They also noticed they spent more time fixing mistakes as well. So, despite what production was doing, my department worked 8 hour days.