I'm not as lucky as some people who have tuition assistance, but I am lucky in the sense that I can work remotely and a 4-day workweek. Just like the people in the article, they mention it's a better balance for life and work... Not only in the US, but other countries have this for their remote work force. I am on the hunt for ones that allow remote work and provide tuition assistance, I am eyeing some jobs on Amazon, but don't find many that interest me as much... Link: This 84-person tech startup switched to a 4-day workweek almost 2 years ago. It's reduced burn-out, helped out working parents, and made employees more productive than ever. (msn.com)
I hope I can eventually get my schedule changed to a 4-day week: 2 days on, 1 off, and 2 days on. It would make an enormous difference in how well I could manage my arthritis. Only 2 straight days of wear and tear at a time instead of 5. Millions of people in the US suffer from RSI. More scheduling options could mean millions of sighs of relief and a reduction in health care costs.
There are companies moving away from structured hours, measuring people by performance (outputs and outcomes) instead of inputs. If they need to collaborate with others, they self-arrange it. If they need to be in a meeting, they get to the meeting. In fact, some are even getting rid of paid time off (sick leave and annual leave). Take the time you need/want, just get your goals accomplished.
I had a job like this, unfortunately the salary would put me under the poverty line now (ahh, the joys of shoe-string nonprofits.) I was accountable only to completing projects and hitting the targets we developed for the program, and if I took a day off or I worked weird hours or what have you, it didn't matter as long as I did what I said I would do (and of course I never missed a deadline because I could work when I needed to and not when I was feeling ragged.) In that way, I was kind of like a 1099 contractor except that it was a mutual understanding between me and my boss, versus anything formal.