I worked a 9/80 for years. It was awesome. I think the trick to this working well is for everyone to get the same Friday off. Companies who didn't do that saw serious productivity hits.
Where I worked, everyone had the same Fridays off. Unfortunately, that meant Thursdays became the new Friday with people taking long lunches, leaving early etc.
As I left, they were integrating into the larger corporate structure to make sure everyone has the same Friday off beyond just our campus. It will be interesting to see if this helps productivity or if there aren’t enough projects that cross those org lines to make enough impact.
9/80 can be great if there’s a cultural fit with a mission centric focus. Ironically as the c-suite was considering going back to a 5 day schedule, people lower were pushing to go to a 8/80 schedule. I always got the impression people weren’t terribly mission focused, rationalizing why that would make them more productive when the data from the 9/80 switch ran counter to their claim. Honestly, they were one of the least productive orgs I’ve worked with
bumby|5 years ago
As I left, they were integrating into the larger corporate structure to make sure everyone has the same Friday off beyond just our campus. It will be interesting to see if this helps productivity or if there aren’t enough projects that cross those org lines to make enough impact.
9/80 can be great if there’s a cultural fit with a mission centric focus. Ironically as the c-suite was considering going back to a 5 day schedule, people lower were pushing to go to a 8/80 schedule. I always got the impression people weren’t terribly mission focused, rationalizing why that would make them more productive when the data from the 9/80 switch ran counter to their claim. Honestly, they were one of the least productive orgs I’ve worked with
gingerlime|5 years ago