I do admin work for a university, and our dept is unique in that our staff is expected to work 9-4, with an hour lunch in the middle of the day. Three days a week need to be in the office for collaboration (especially with other university depts) and two can be remote if desired.
This works out to 30 hours a week, and our salaries are based on a 40-hour week. Shockingly, all of the work that needs to be done gets done, and nothing related to our work is falling apart simply because we aren’t doing work for 10 more hours a week.
My understanding is that this is a “pilot” of sorts for other parts of the university, and I hope that we prove that it can be done (and should be done) by everyone else.
40 hour work weeks was a great goal for the 19th century. The goal now should be even less time spent at work and more time for life.
It can be done.