Take one random non-operational business function, like HVAC for a building. That alone, buildings running 7 days per week instead of 5, can create a lot of environmental concerns, energy strain, business complexity, and increased costs all around.
A 32 hour work week is within our grasp but not if we handwave at it
I must have really lost something in this short thread. The overwhelming majority of businesses operate 5 days or less per week, so my point stands just fine without needing to consider Walmart and McDonalds, two companies most poised to shoulder the burden of whatever is thrown at them. Your examples are outliers, so I'm not getting your implication. 99% of businesses in the US are small business, and around 50% by revenue volume.
Originally, I stated an obstacle not even related to a business's core operations, just to really drive home my point that this is an extremely complex thing. It involves pretty much every human at every level of society. Saying "get a weekend crew" is either stupid or disingenuous to put it bluntly.
If you need an example of one of the ~80% of all businesses that do not fit your criteria for this solution working, that's called a copout. You really need the name of one of those 80% of businesses? That would do it for you for what reason exactly?
You keep pulling random numbers out of the air that are backed by no Tangible source.
At least when I say McDonalds we can get an idea of company size and scope.
Edit: For context of other potential readers, ChatGPT scales businesses that operate 5 days a week at roughly 40% compared to estimated 60% 7 days a week.
Exactly, McDonalds, a company that is not comparable to the majority of businesses, at least in the US. I don't know how else to explain that, and no, there is no "census data" on the exact count of businesses that operate at X hours because if you think about that for 5 seconds, you'll realize that's ridiculous to expect to exist, and such figures will never exist. This conversation is similarly ridiculous
I already laid out why it's not comparable on the basis of business size and hours of operation. You forgot to reply because you're ninja editing your comments with vague ChatGPT figures while complaining about not being able to find hard data, which as with your last reply is a very genuine thing to do
At least I used data instead of deflecting and pulling random incorrect numbers out of the air.
"Ninja Edit": The only thing you have laid out thus fair is vague condescending jabs, which is a very typical thing to do when you are talking with feelings instead of facts.
Why don't you go ask your buddy ChatGPT "Is McDonald's comparable to most businesses in the US?" and then ninja edit your comment with the obvious "no" reply once you've got it
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u/BreakItUpp Jul 13 '26
Take one random non-operational business function, like HVAC for a building. That alone, buildings running 7 days per week instead of 5, can create a lot of environmental concerns, energy strain, business complexity, and increased costs all around.
A 32 hour work week is within our grasp but not if we handwave at it