Nottalottapies

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Happy first day of winter all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's a great step and worth celebrating. Hopefully it will encourage people to try PT and leave the car at home. Given the cost of living crisis I do hope it makes a difference.

That said, I do think charging $1 instead of 50c would be better, and put on additional routes and services. I think that is one of the main barriers to people choosing PT in Brisbane, or more accurately, Brisbane's suburbs. So I think success of this is going to be limited because some areas are just not well serviced and often take twice as long to reach their destination.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Bloody hell that wind is cold!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Love me a clapped out ex Taxi BA! Congrats :)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

The outside?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Was a great ride, amazing event. Was a sell out too, perfect day for it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Spoken like a true middle manager :) I was one myself until a few years ago, I hated managing staff.

The 5 day work week is a social construct anyway. Life for all would be better if we all had a little more leisure and time to relax, not to mention other benefits like reducing traffic and emissions. When people are well rested there is less mental health problems, road rage, and generally make clearer decisions. Burnout is a huge problem across the workforce, at all levels.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I can only comment to what I've read. It's been trialled in many companies and countries worldwide. The general trials pay employees the same wage, as they almost unanimously find that productivity increases. People fit the same amount of work into four days (maybe working longer hours those days) because they are more refreshed each week. Even better, the productivity increases seem to be maintained over time.

As the old saying goes, work always expands to fill the time available.

It might not work for every business but it's worth looking at.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Two short weeks in a row feels about right as far as work/life balance is concerned. Dreaming that the four day work week becomes the norm before I retire in about 20yrs

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

It's mate, but if I forget their name, it's 'old mate'

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 months ago (3 children)

One of the best parody songs ever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago
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