Ask Lemmygrad

The 4 day 8 hour per day work week for the same pay would be a good step forward in many countries.

Unfortunately companies have caught on to the marketing and often mean 4 day 10 hours per day. So you're working the same amount. Maybe for some people this is better but ten hour days are really hard on a person. Even eight hour work days are suboptimal.

In Germany the metalworkers union was pushing for a four day work week but they've all but given up. Meanwhile capital interests have pushed the government to consider extending legal working times, and the Chancellor claims Germans work too little (in reality they work more than most EU counterparts).