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while the seven day week is arbitrary, it is also worth noting that the French Revolution had experimented with a metric ten day week, which ended up being a to

while the seven day week is arbitrary, it is also worth noting that the French Revolution had experimented with a metric ten day week, which ended up being a total bust because laborers only got one week in ten of rest rather than one in seven.

nullsanity 1mo ago
We should bring that idea back. I think in modern times, a 3 day weekend and 10 day week, or a 4-1-3-2 work/rest cadence might be nice.
goodmythical 1mo ago
That seems like an implementation issue rather than a systemic one. There's no reason you couldn't do off 2 on 8 or off 3 on 7 or off 2 on 2 off on 2 off on 2 or off on 3 off on 2 off on 2 or off on 4 X2 or...just about anything... We see this today where people's schedule's aren't really in sync with the week where they'll do 4 on 3 off or split days off or 21 on 7 off (regardless of days in the month). There are also a few people who do 6 28 hour days in a week claiming that it boost productivity because their days are longer.
ciupicri 1mo ago
The Soviets had a 5 day week between the two world wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar
- bentley 1mo ago
  “One of the five days was randomly assigned to each worker as their day of rest; the purpose of this system was to allow factories to operate every day, always having most of its workers present to maintain production.” I can see why that didn’t last long—part of the appeal of the weekend is being able to spend one’s time off with family and friends.
  - mc3301 1mo ago
    But... one bad thing about everyone having the same 2 days off is that the hiking trails, shopping centers, swimming lessons, gym, amusement parks, beaches, banks, and whatnot are crowded with everyone. If you've ever been in a position where you can do "weekend stuff" any day of the week, it can be noticeably better in many ways.
marcosdumay 1mo ago
The pick of object is quite random, but the week is duration of a Moon phase.

nullsanity 1mo ago

We should bring that idea back. I think in modern times, a 3 day weekend and 10 day week, or a 4-1-3-2 work/rest cadence might be nice.

goodmythical 1mo ago

That seems like an implementation issue rather than a systemic one. There's no reason you couldn't do off 2 on 8 or off 3 on 7 or off 2 on 2 off on 2 off on 2 or off on 3 off on 2 off on 2 or off on 4 X2 or...just about anything... We see this today where people's schedule's aren't really in sync with the week where they'll do 4 on 3 off or split days off or 21 on 7 off (regardless of days in the month). There are also a few people who do 6 28 hour days in a week claiming that it boost productivity because their days are longer.

ciupicri 1mo ago

The Soviets had a 5 day week between the two world wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar

bentley 1mo ago
“One of the five days was randomly assigned to each worker as their day of rest; the purpose of this system was to allow factories to operate every day, always having most of its workers present to maintain production.” I can see why that didn’t last long—part of the appeal of the weekend is being able to spend one’s time off with family and friends.
- mc3301 1mo ago
  But... one bad thing about everyone having the same 2 days off is that the hiking trails, shopping centers, swimming lessons, gym, amusement parks, beaches, banks, and whatnot are crowded with everyone. If you've ever been in a position where you can do "weekend stuff" any day of the week, it can be noticeably better in many ways.

marcosdumay 1mo ago

The pick of object is quite random, but the week is duration of a Moon phase.