Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!acf4!mms1646 From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: whose watching the kids Message-ID: <1340297@acf4.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 20:15:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.1340297 Posted: Fri Jul 12 20:15:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Jul-85 21:13:19 EDT References: <540@ttidcc.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 15 Personally, I would be delighted to see a further spread in time-share jobs, particularly in my own field, provided they did not include a large cut in pay. Unfortunately, in many fields the benefits vs. costs of hiring 3 workers to work 40-hr. weeks are significantly greater than those obtained by hiring 4 workers to work 30-hrs. a week. If all workers demanded a sufficient amount of extra pay for working the additional 10 hours, it would be equally profitable for the employer to hire more workers for fewer hours each. I don't think such circumstances are likely to arise. In any case, it would not necessarily be all to the good, as the loss in net productivity per worker would be reflected in prices. Mike Sykora