I’m still working on the Four-Hour Workweek, but in the meantime rising gas prices have actually meant that some companies are offering their employees the chance to have a three-day weekend…EVERY weekend.

Observe:

When Ohio’s Kent State University offered custodial staff the option of working four days a week instead of five to cut commuting costs, most jumped at the chance, part of a U.S. trend aimed at combating soaring gasoline prices.

“We offered it to 94 employees and 78 have taken us up on it,” said university spokesman Scott Rainone.

Only 78 out of 94 accepted it?!  Clearly, those are the old men who go to work to avoid their wives.

It shouldn’t be hard to hear the beautiful humming of the free market behind this.  As gas prices go up, and commuting becomes more of a burden, there is incentive simply not to do as much of it:

“In our office, we have people who travel anywhere from five or six miles to a couple who are on the road 45 to 50 minutes,” Rainone said. “As the price of gas rises, the level of grumbling rises.”

Perhaps even more beautiful an idea is that schools are embracing this too:

Some schools, including community colleges in rural areas where commutes are long and public transportation is scarce, already have plans to drop a day of classes, usually Fridays.

I had Fridays off for most of my college career, and let me tell you:  it was awesome.

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