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		RandomBacon 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Science confirms what we all suspected: Four-day w... FAA to Air Traffic Controllers: Constant 6 day workweeks it is then. (my opinion, not FAA opinion) It is cheaper to pay ATC overtime than it is to hire new controllers. I imagine it would be similar in a lot of other industries.

justonceokay 7 months ago [–]

This is in large part because of the overhead of providing healthcare for more employees, as it is a fixed per-person cost not related to hours worked.

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