The big switch as happened. You’d think there be more fan fare and excitement around. Maybe even some crazy 10 million KD Tarsheed like marketing campaign reminding everyone that we switched.

Though I would gladly pay someone 10million KD if they can organize the work schedule in Kuwait in for private companies, cause lately it has been a state of confusion going around.

Most companies have gladly made the switch to Fri/Sat while others are still clinging to their Sat-Thur with Thursday being a half day. Then you have the ones that have adjusted their hours to be a full working day, while some are still doing the dual shifts. A few have even gone to make make Saturday a half day.

This is all based on individual companies working situations and policies, but it really makes it mystifying for companies to do business in Kuwait when we are all schizophrenic on hour working hours. The Fri/Sat switch was suppose to make it easier to do business outside Kuwait yet I think it will cause a loss of business in Kuwait due to the hours we lose with our working schedule.

The solution to this? The quick one would be an edict by the Labor Services declaring standard working hours, but most companies will hate it and consider it government over stepping their bounds. The other longer one is the market regulating itself over time. Companies will slowly tweak and adjust their work schedule to be more efficient and cost effective.