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minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·22 hours agoI think it’s mostly retail lobbies that care about it. So it’s the law of the land.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoWhy don’t they just adjust their hours twice a year instead?
minus-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoIt’s because in the summer, people get off work and have a couple of hours of daylight left. People tend to shop and consume more when they’ve got a little light. This interview looks sort of interesting, but retail+daylight savings time will yield a lot of results https://www.npr.org/2007/03/08/7779869/the-reasoning-behind-changing-daylight-saving
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 hours agoSo, go to work an hour or two earlier. I don’t see the problem, it’s just a number. And it’s really not that hard to do, I’ve seen plenty of places with seasonal hours in tourist areas.
I think it’s mostly retail lobbies that care about it. So it’s the law of the land.
Why don’t they just adjust their hours twice a year instead?
It’s because in the summer, people get off work and have a couple of hours of daylight left.
People tend to shop and consume more when they’ve got a little light.
This interview looks sort of interesting, but retail+daylight savings time will yield a lot of results
https://www.npr.org/2007/03/08/7779869/the-reasoning-behind-changing-daylight-saving
So, go to work an hour or two earlier. I don’t see the problem, it’s just a number.
And it’s really not that hard to do, I’ve seen plenty of places with seasonal hours in tourist areas.