In my former position some staff members individually negotiated a 4-day workweek and made it work.  Senior staff coverage during weekend open hours was always a concern because there wasn’t any:  at one point I proposed a work schedule that rotated Saturday hours among the staff so that each senior staff member worked 1 Saturday out of 6 and got the previous Monday off for a 3-day weekend:  it was shot down.  Personally I could use a guaranteed 3-day weekend every 6 weeks and would not have minded working the occasional Saturday.

 

Julia Muney Moore

Public Art Administrator

Blackburn Architects, Indianapolis, IN

(317) 875-5500 x230

 

From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Allison Sharaba
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 5:11 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] 4-day work week

 

You might want to consider those employees who have childcare needs, and may not be able to work a 10 hour day.

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From: [log in to unmask]">TOdd Bothel

Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:53 PM

Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] 4-day work week

 

When I worked for the San Bernardino County Museum, the County had what they
called a 9/80 schedule. That is, within a two week period you would work 
eight 9-hour days and one 8-hour day. Under this schedule, you had a three day 
weekend every two weeks. People liked it because of that and by stretching the 
work day, they would miss morning or evening rush hour traffic or 
both--especially critical in southern California.

Given today's traffic everywhere and the cost of gas, I would think that 
people would like a four-day workweek. I know that most of my days approach 10 
hours anyway. The extra day off will probably keep them energized, too.

 

Todd Bothel

Executive Director

Old Davie School Museum

In a message dated 5/30/2006 4:40:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

We are currently debating about whether or not our museum staff should go to a 10-hour day four-day work week.  This would not affect our museum's open hours.  I would appreciate knowing if any of you are doing this and, if so, what were the reasons to go for a 4-day week.

 

 

Linda McAllister, CFRE
The Florida Air Museum
Curator of Advancement
Office:  863-644-2431 ext. 142
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