[Porsche-O-Phile]

For one, I know for a fact I work better working longer hours for fewer days. I'd much prefer four 12-hour days (8am-9pm or whatever) than five 9-hour days. The extra day off is THAT valuable. I actually get more done when I can pull it off too (more focused, etc.) Not everyone works that way but I do.

Of course this place would just take advantage of that and make me work five 12-hour days and pay me the same if I ever dared suggest it. . .

Some serious rethinking about business hours and "being part of the solution" is required on the part of businesses. When I eventually open my own shop, I'm sure there will be some days I work non-stop for 16-18 straight hours, some days I don't do anything, some days I start at 6pm and go until 2am, etc. I figure as long as I can respond to clients when they want, why the hell does it matter when I'm physically sitting at my desk doing the work itself?

This is a concept utterly lost on a lot of employers today. Far too ingrained conventional thinking that the "9-to-5" world is absolutely a must and inflexible. I completely disagree with this premise as long as the employees are reasonably trustworthy and capable of working independently. And that there's enough resources during "expected" business hours to respond to client needs/questions.

It's getting too expensive to operate the traditional way anyway. Alternative and creative solutions will be a benefit. If I can pay less rent for a smaller office and use it to support more people (by rotating them in and out on alternate days, letting them work at home every other day for example) or using successive "shifts", I'm getting far more mileage out of it. It's simply getting way too expensive to be conventional.