Research shows that a lot of energy is saved if people spend a shorter time in the workplace. To save energy (e.g. gas, electricity etc.), some companies are closing down on one day per week. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, energy

consumption

has become a controversial issue. Many companies have reduced the working days to save a portion of the

power

. Both pros and cons of the mentioned idea

with

Suggestion

in

my opinion will be illustrated in the following lines. On the one hand, many people think that reducing the working days is considered beneficial to the country because it saves a huge

amount

of

power

.

In other words

, the majority of the used

power

is directed to companies and governmental offices;

additionally

, the needed transportation for the employees needs more

amount

of

fuel

. Therefor, if the majority of office employees were instructed to stay at home one more day per week, they would save an effective

amount

of electrical

power

, and reduce the

fuel

consumption

in transportation purposes.

For example

, The capital of Egypt, Cairo, has around twenty million residents. If thirty percent of them were office employees and had the chance to take one more day-off, they would reduce a huge

amount

of

consumption

of

fuel

and electricity.

Thus

, it is may be beneficial to reduce the working days.

On the other hand

, some of the belief that reducing the working days will negatively affect the productivity which may decrease the economic strength. To illustrate, some workers believe that reducing the working days will directly reduce their productivity which is considered negative impact.

For instance

, decreasing the working periods of a mechanical workshop is going to reduce the

amount

of

repaired

Suggestion

repairing

repairs

pieces of equipment and will reduce the income. Actually,

this

issue could be solved by activating work from home for the office employees, which could save the used

power

by

Suggestion

from

them, especially in transportation. In conclusion, decreasing the working days has its merits and demerits. In my opinion, its advantages are more than disadvantages because it reduces both

fuel

and electricity

consumption

;

moreover

, work from home may keep the same productivity.