If the idea of working only four days a week sounds appealing to you, you may want to consider applying for a job with this North Texas city.
It means some public buildings will actually be open longer.
"What will happen is Monday morning it will be business as usual except instead of city hall opening at 8 a.m., we’ll open at 7:30 a.m. We’ve always been open until 6 p.m. except for Fridays. Now we’re extending those hours for Friday as well," Williamson said. "Our employees work four days a week in most cases. We’re always on call if something happens. The city doesn’t stop. But our residents now have more flexible hours to come to city hall for those services.
The city tested the idea with its field crews first. The work was getting done just as it was before. "They’ve loved it, and the feedback has been pretty much universal – ‘Please never go away from this. We love it,’" Williamson said."It’s that work-life balance everybody talks about. So, everybody’s excited including myself," he said.Williamson thinks the idea could convince jobseekers to drive further to work for Farmers Branch.
"Every city is looking for employees. Every organization, everywhere you go you see help wanted signs. So how do you say, ‘Hey, come work for us. Be part of this team,’" Williamson said. "If you can work four days a week and have an extra 52 days off a year, that’s a benefit."
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