Asking to drop a day.

[HoHeyChick]

I work full time as a secretary in a company for a year now and I was wondering how to go about asking my employer if I can drop a day.

I could easily manage the workload working a 4 day week. In fact I think it would be beneficial to the company (having to pay me a 4 day week instead of 5, my motivation would go up etc, increased workload over the 4 days)

Two other members of staff work 4 days albeit they are nearing retirement age.

Has anyone had any experience and how would I best go about it?

Thank you

I would probably start with having a chat about it with my line manager to discuss if it would be possible before submitting a formal flexible working application - that's how it works here, always best to discuss it first.
Sounds like you have thought about it from their point of view too, so make sure that you bring that in to the conversation.

Thank you Ellypoo.

I will do that. Didn't actually think of speaking to my manager. oops!

Just a word of warning, and I truly don't mean to cast a downer here, if yours is a ft job, if you drop a day it will remain a ft job: in other words it is unlikely that your workload would decrease. I'm pt and my job is ft: I'm on my knees. I know you acknowledge that, but try not to make out that you will be more productive. I am shamelessly exploited because I am more productive than many ft colleagues, but it's unsustainable.

Like I said, I don't want to be a harbinger of doom, but sometimes that sort of arrangement works better for employers.

I'm back 4 days and my boss told me it was ok, because I was soooo amazing at my job (boke) that I could do it in 4.

I wondered aloud why he wasn't paying me for 5 then...soon shut him up.

I'd agree with Soprano - my job is technically 9-5 but never actually is, which is fine, but now I'm trying to work our how I can drop another day and just can't see it happening. It's such a tricky one.

And my new boss is difficult and is piling on pressure which thankfully I'm experienced enough to deflect. I couldn't have coped with this earlier in my career.

Hope it goes ok with your boss ....