Does the 12-Hour Workday Work?
The idea of moving the normal 8 hours a day to 10 hours or even 12 hours a day has been around a long time. And the idea of a longer workday comes and goes with the business cycle and, many times, where we are in the economic cycle and unemployment rate.
In the contracting business, we’re typically all expected to work more than the traditional 40 hours a week and, therefore, more than an 8-hour day.
The nature of most of our businesses that are deemed essential is that we’re necessary and time-critical.
Drains overflowing, water cascading from your second floor bathroom into your dining room, no heat on a zero-degree day with howling winds in winter, or no cooling on a 90-plus-degree day in summer… all are time sensitive for sure. It is going to test you and your staff needing to put in a very long day and, many times, day after day too.
Working hard is one thing, but there is a point of diminishing returns.
Here are just 5 signs to tell you when you’re getting to the downside…
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