Give Your Job Two Weeks Notice. You'll Be Moving To Sweden For Work Because Of This

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

Do you get just as tired of the clichÃ© "getting through the daily grind" as you do actually getting through said grind? Eight-hour work days, and in turn 40-hour work weeks are exhausting to get through, but that's the system that's in place.

Well, if you want to find a way out of this nonstop cycle of work and tiredness, a career shift toward Sweden is looking like a very good option at this point.

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So, what's Sweden's plan for this new 6-hour work day? And where's it coming from?

Linus Feldt, CEO of Stockholm-based app developer Filimundus, said in a recent interview that staying focused and being efficient throughout the eight hour day is a "huge challenge." He says his company switched to six hour days last year and haven't looked back since.

Likewise, a retirement home in Gothenburg, Sweden, called the Svartedalens made the switch in February.

They're looking to experiment with this new process through 2016 to see if hiring new employees to pick up the lost hours is worth it for overall employee morale, which comes into play with patient care.

The Guardian further reported that other medical practices are being inspired to do the same with the orthopedic surgery wing of the Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska University hospital doing the same.

Need more proof? A study showed those who work up to 55-hours a week have a 33% higher chance of stroke and 13% higher risk of coronary heart disease. Still want to work 8-hour days?

Yeah, we didn't think so.

Should we let your boss know you won't be in on Monday, because you're moving to Sweden?

Good choice.