Comments on: The 6 Day Week by Carlos Varsavsky http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html Blog of an entrepreneur Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Morten Sondergaard http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264725 Morten Sondergaard Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:42:38 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264725 Martin Love the idea - where do I sign up :-) Morten Sondergaard Martin

Love the idea – where do I sign up :-)

Morten Sondergaard

]]> By: Haim http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264598 Haim Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:27:52 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264598 Martin, It's not such a bad idea. It could unify Jews, Muslims and Christians against it! Haim PD #6 is right: the lunar calendar is 28 days, therefore a week of 7 days is a perfect match. Martin,

It’s not such a bad idea.
It could unify Jews, Muslims and Christians against it!

Haim

PD #6 is right: the lunar calendar is 28 days, therefore a week of 7 days is a perfect match.

]]> By: reanimator http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264595 reanimator Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:52:15 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264595 You got here a lot of reasons not to implement it. Sorry, bad idea. Maybe sounds good, but not practical. You got here a lot of reasons not to implement it.
Sorry, bad idea.
Maybe sounds good, but not practical.

]]> By: Matthias Gallé http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264589 Matthias Gallé Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:57:35 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264589 Some time ago, I got interested in the work "On the Possibility of Changing the Present Seven Day Week" of your father. Unfortunately I couldn't found it (I even send a mail to the Ford Foundation I think). Actually it is during this search that I start following your blog months ago. Do you know if there is a place (a book, an online paper) where I can find it? I'm interested in how he would bypass the obvious social problem (you split up family and friends) and in the argumentatation in general. Puede ser en español también. Thanks a lot! Some time ago, I got interested in the work “On the Possibility of Changing the Present Seven Day Week” of your father. Unfortunately I couldn’t found it (I even send a mail to the Ford Foundation I think). Actually it is during this search that I start following your blog months ago. Do you know if there is a place (a book, an online paper) where I can find it? I’m interested in how he would bypass the obvious social problem (you split up family and friends) and in the argumentatation in general.
Puede ser en español también. Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Charbax http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264587 Charbax Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:10:31 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264587 Organizing events can be automatic now, you tell the online activities and calendar system when you like working, what you like doing, what you would like to do, where you would like to go, who you would like to meet, then it outputs a 24h/24, 365day/365, 7days/7 customized schedule for every person. No need to have everyone work, eat, sleep, have holidays at the same time. It will be much more efficient when every person gets customized working, study and free time schedules. Organizing events can be automatic now, you tell the online activities and calendar system when you like working, what you like doing, what you would like to do, where you would like to go, who you would like to meet, then it outputs a 24h/24, 365day/365, 7days/7 customized schedule for every person. No need to have everyone work, eat, sleep, have holidays at the same time. It will be much more efficient when every person gets customized working, study and free time schedules.

]]> By: Steven http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264586 Steven Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:05:19 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264586 on the other hand...if you organize an event.... only 1/3rd can come to your event... so you have to plan 3 events... while previously 1 big event could get almost everybody interested to join... and to plan those 3 events you have to take 3 organisators... from all teams ... let's hope they can meet & discuss everything... it's as if they live&work NEXT to each other :-) on the other hand…if you organize an event…. only 1/3rd can come to your event… so you have to plan 3 events…
while previously 1 big event could get almost everybody interested to join…

and to plan those 3 events you have to take 3 organisators… from all teams … let’s hope they can meet & discuss everything… it’s as if they live&work NEXT to each other :-)

]]> By: Charbax http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264584 Charbax Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:36:44 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264584 Thousands of years ago, we didn't have Google Calendar that could be synchronized across with families, friends etc, we didn't have that Calendar in the pocket on Android or iphone that can ring whenever we have new meetings with other people to attends to. This means we should adapt society accordingly, be much more flexible with holidays, free time, be much more flexible with the time workers spend on their core competency and how much time they may spend on acquiring new skills, and on exploring other activities which may help them realize that they can be much more efficient and satisfied doing new things. Thousands of years ago, we didn’t have Google Calendar that could be synchronized across with families, friends etc, we didn’t have that Calendar in the pocket on Android or iphone that can ring whenever we have new meetings with other people to attends to. This means we should adapt society accordingly, be much more flexible with holidays, free time, be much more flexible with the time workers spend on their core competency and how much time they may spend on acquiring new skills, and on exploring other activities which may help them realize that they can be much more efficient and satisfied doing new things.

]]> By: stefanos http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264576 stefanos Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:44:23 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264576 There is a reason religions imposed thousand of years ago a single, common day for resting. That is the same reason they imposed "holy" days, also known as vacations. People need periods of rest and it is best if those are coordinated so people can spend leisure time together. Your father's argument clearly increases workers' productivity and efficiency of invested capital, at least in the short run, it is not clear that it increases welfare in the long run. The reason you pay overtime for night shifts and weekend shifts is to compensate for the inconvenience you are imposing on workers. There is a reason religions imposed thousand of years ago a single, common day for resting. That is the same reason they imposed “holy” days, also known as vacations. People need periods of rest and it is best if those are coordinated so people can spend leisure time together.
Your father’s argument clearly increases workers’ productivity and efficiency of invested capital, at least in the short run, it is not clear that it increases welfare in the long run. The reason you pay overtime for night shifts and weekend shifts is to compensate for the inconvenience you are imposing on workers.

]]> By: Borja http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264529 Borja Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:50:36 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264529 haha! But in fact, we have the 3 teams! When in Spain is early Saturday, in USA are still working. When in Spain is late Sunday, in Japan they begin their week. I´m not considering, lots of countries work on Saturday and in many places there is not a weekend. B. haha!

But in fact, we have the 3 teams!
When in Spain is early Saturday, in USA are still working. When in Spain is late Sunday, in Japan they begin their week.
I´m not considering, lots of countries work on Saturday and in many places there is not a weekend.

B.

]]> By: steven http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/general/the-6-day-week-by-carlos-varsavsky.html#comment-264527 steven Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:58:19 +0000 http://english.martinvarsavsky.net/?p=4087#comment-264527 happens only in large firms where there are no deadlines and lot's of people in an R&D lab...we operate at >100% where extra hours are not compensated (even if they did it would all go to taxes) just to get everything working at the contracted time... and even now these big firms are cutting a lot of resources... look at Sun&Oracle, HP, IBM ... and these are the "software" people...also at Microsoft there were a lot of layoffs last year happens only in large firms where there are no deadlines and lot’s of people in an R&D lab…we operate at >100% where extra hours are not compensated (even if they did it would all go to taxes) just to get everything working at the contracted time…
and even now these big firms are cutting a lot of resources… look at Sun&Oracle, HP, IBM … and these are the “software” people…also at Microsoft there were a lot of layoffs last year

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