Canceling the long and short weeks, many cross-border companies have implemented a "two-day weekend" policy!

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In the golden March and April job-hunting season, if you were to ask what kind of cross-border e-commerce companies are most popular among job seekers, I believe that among the many diverse answers, companies that offer two days off a week will definitely be on the list.

"Money is valuable, but having two days off a week is even more valuable. It is the last line of defense for all of us office workers." Cross-border workers have expressed their opinions. Can the major cross-border companies get around to implementing two days off a week?

It is reported that at present, cross-border e-commerce companies generally implement four types of rest systems : one day off, long and short weeks, 5.5 days and two days off. Among them, the companies that implement the long and short weeks, one day off or 5.5 days system account for the vast majority . At the same time, more and more cross-border companies are trying to implement the two-day off system.

" The world has really changed. This year, many Amazon cross-border e-commerce companies have started to implement a five-day work week , and no overtime is required ." Many cross-border workers clearly feel that "the freedom of two days off a week" is getting closer and closer to life.

As more and more cross-border companies have two-day weekends off, workers who don’t know what they are are deep in thought: other companies all have two-day weekends off, how can I let my boss see this news inadvertently?

Workers exclaimed: More companies will implement a two-day weekend system in 2022

"Double-day weekend" is a well-deserved hot topic in the cross-border circle.

Yibai will have two days off a week, Saiwei will have two days off a week, Tongtuo will have two days off a week, Banggu will have two days off a week ... From the end of 2021 to the present , every time there is news that a big seller is going to implement a two-day holiday, the cross-border circle will be in an uproar.

Surprisingly, the trend of two-day weekends off is spreading from the big sellers to the "ordinary people's homes". Many workers were pleasantly surprised to find during their job search that many small and medium-sized Amazon cross-border e-commerce companies have started to implement a five-day work week this year , and no overtime . " Since this year, the number of companies that have implemented the two-day weekend system has indeed increased significantly. The world has really changed, " said Xiao Li.

Companies that are quick to act, excluding those that have had a two-day weekend off policy since their establishment, have started to implement the two-day weekend off system since last year.

One of the cross-border bosses who practices the two-day weekend system said that instead of pursuing everyone's working hours ineffectively, it is better to let everyone relax on weekends so that they can have a better mentality on weekdays to improve work efficiency and work results.

During the recruitment process, many cross-border companies even directly put "two days off a week" in the title to attract resume applicants. Facts have proved that this is indeed beneficial to the company's recruitment.

According to feedback from many job seekers, having two days off a week is a very important criterion when selecting a company.

Xiao Zhang said that he would rather have two days off a week and then work overtime on his own initiative than work in a company with long and short weeks . He can earn less money but must be healthy physically and mentally. In Xiao Zhang's view, having two days off a week is for adjusting the state, relaxing properly and then returning to work to unleash greater potential. "Even if I am asked to choose between a basic salary of 10,000 yuan for one day off and 8,000 yuan for two days off a week, I will only choose a job with two days off a week."

"My current company provides two-day weekend off, which is the main reason why I have not resigned so far." It is reported that the main reason for most employees to resign is that their companies do not provide two-day weekend off. "The failure to apply for two-day weekend off was the last straw that broke the camel's back in my previous company. Fortunately, I finally found a job with two-day weekend off after resigning, and the salary is also good," said Xiao Li.

" After leaving their jobs, most of my colleagues chose to go to companies that offer two-day weekends off . In addition, several colleagues who left their jobs to start their own businesses also started companies that implement a two-day weekend off system ," said a boss of a cross-border company. Seeing this situation, he also plans to change his long and short work weeks to a two-day weekend off system.

Two days off a week = pay cut?

The reasons behind the increase in the number of companies providing two-day weekends off vary.

Some companies reflected on their own high employee turnover rates and took the initiative to make concessions.

"When we implemented the single-day-off work system before, many colleagues said they wanted to find a job with two days off a week when they left. The company has a high turnover of employees, and I am also reflecting on this," said a cross-border boss. Based on the actual situation of the company, it is feasible to implement a two-day-off system. Employees can take turns to be on duty at home on Saturdays and Sundays. Facts have proved that two-day-off does not affect the normal development of work, and the company's turnover rate has also dropped a lot.

Some companies have changed their attendance hours while implementing a two-day weekend.

Xiao Ming's company is in this situation. According to him, although the company changed from odd-weekend to two-weekend, the working hours increased by one hour . They need to go to work at 8:30 every morning . Overall, the monthly working hours are more than when they had odd-weekend and even-weekend, but they are still happy to accept this result. " Two-weekend is really nice ! " Xiao Ming said.

Some companies are looking for every possible way to reduce costs and increase efficiency, and having two days off a week is one way to reduce costs and increase profits.

"Two days off a week = pay cut," Xiao Wang told Yien.com that since their company implemented the two-day off system in the second half of last year, the salary system has also been adjusted accordingly. In total, the monthly salary has been reduced by at least 20% . "The salary reduction has caused dissatisfaction among colleagues, and several people resigned at the beginning of this year."

According to insiders, the two-day weekend off policy is actually a salary cut to get employees to resign, which is a bit like "cutting off one's arm to survive ." It is reported that the cross-border company where Xiao Wang works has seen a sharp decline in sales and profits since last year, but employee expenses still have to be paid normally. After several employees voluntarily left, the remaining employees can handle daily work matters well, and the company's expenses are reduced and profits can also increase.

As the threshold for cross-border operations increases, batches of players who are unable to reap the benefits of cross-border operations have awakened from their dreams of dominating overseas markets by relying solely on "brushing orders" and "selling common goods". Ultimately, the only solutions available to them are these two: one is to innovate profit models, and the other is to reduce operating costs .

At present, cross-border players are in the pain of transformation. It can be said that the two-day weekend is the product of the rapid development of cross-border business.

Why do today's workers reject the idea of ​​having one day off per week?

A few years ago, if a cross-border worker wanted to find a company with a 9-to-6 job and two-day weekend off without overtime, his peers might immediately pour cold water on him: Your requirements are so high that you would have to leave the surface of the earth to find one.

At present, the two-day weekend has torn a gap in the cross-border mainstream work systems such as long and short weeks and one-day weekend. How big this gap will be and what its scale will be in the future remains to be observed. However, the voices of job seekers calling for "let the trend of two-day weekend blow more vigorously" are getting louder and louder.

From the perspective of employees, they often have two reasons for wanting two days off a week : working hours do not equal efficiency, and work and life need to be balanced.

First, there are many jobs where the longer you work, the more you earn. If the work is not finished, you can work overtime on weekdays or do it at home on Saturday. An operator once said: What's the point of coming to work on Saturday? Can the platform detect that someone is sitting in front of the company's computer and give them more traffic? No, it will only make the efficiency lower and lower. The work that used to take a week may not be completed in two weeks.

Second, the experience of having two days off and one day off is completely different. A popular saying on the Internet is: one day off = work 6 days and rest 1 day, two days off = work 2.5 days and rest 1 day, so workers say that having one day off basically means they have no personal time.

A cross-border operator vividly described the life status of precious Sundays:

Get up at 9:00;

Around 10 o'clock, I do laundry and housework;

Have lunch at 12:00;

I wanted to go out for a walk in the afternoon but after a nap it was already 5 or 6pm;

I made dinner, took a shower, had a good sleep, and went to work the next day ...

Do all these voices indicate that there is no need for single-day weekends, long and short weeks, etc. to exist?

Industry insiders objectively analyzed that different types of companies are suitable for different rest systems. The systems of long and short weeks and one day off a week are indeed more beneficial to general store owners, but for boutique companies, it does not make much sense for employees to go to the company on Saturdays, and arranging employees to work at home does not affect the progress of work.

From the perspective of peak and off-peak seasons, the workload is heavy during peak seasons, so the implementation of long and short weeks or one day off per week has certain practical significance. During the off-season, employees do not have much work to do, so two days off per week is actually better.

Does your company implement one day off, two days off, or a week off? Feel free to leave a message to discuss.