"A society where you only have to work three days a week, that's probably OK," Bill Gates said.

Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.

  • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    But it would double the amount of jobs in other sectors as well.

    Lots of industries can’t just stop 4 days a week.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I think a lot of industries that aren’t attractive right now would be more attractive with shorter hours. Which would mean they could hire more people.

      • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Exactly. Would require we invest in educating people properly rather than setting them up for minimum wage jobs because we need them filled.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          Some of them could be filled by people right now, such as teachers and nurses who left the field because they felt overworked (and underpaid).