Have you ever dreamt about one less day per week on the tools?
Or of waking up on a Friday knowing that commute back to work won't happen for another three days?
Residents in the Sunshine State are pushing for exactly that through a petition to Queensland parliament.
So far, over 1300 people are signatories calling on the state government to change the working week to four days.
The petition says lifestyles and responsibilities for Queensland residents has changed over time, as parents and couples work for longer periods.
Combine that with cost-of-living crunches, these residents believe changes to the full-time model of work are imperative to striking a greater balance.
"The traditional period of full-time employment is outdated and inhibits a work life balance, placing greater demands on residents and families in areas of mental health, familial relationships and physical health," the petition reads.
"Adolescent crime would be significantly reduced with greater time for parents to raise children and establish values, modelling and oversight to their children that full-time work presently inhibits."
"Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to introduce legislation that full-time work is four days per week for Queensland residents as a matter of urgency."
The shift to fewer work days each week has already been implemented in some organisations in Australia.
Media agency Claxon will implement the initiative after a successful trial.
Professor John Quiggin, a VC Senior Fellow in Economics at the University of Queensland, has been advocating towards a four-day working week for some time.
"The benefit of technological progress ought to be that we have better lives, better work life balance ... and we simply haven't seen that over the past 40 years or so," he told AAP.
"It makes very good sense that we should collectively reduce our standard working hours and have more time for family."
While the notion of implementing four-day weeks from a state level is very unlikely, the push towards greater work-life balances has paved the way for better enterprise bargaining claims, Prof Quiggin said.
"People want better work-life balance - that's true in Queensland, Australia, globally ... eventually it has to come."
The Queensland Greens are also in support of the proposal, pointing to the benefits for workers, the economy and Queenslanders' well-being.
State MP Michael Berkman said it could begin in the Sunshine State as a trial in the public service.
“Queenslanders well and truly deserve another day off to enjoy with their family and friends," he said.
"Trials here and abroad have shown that workers report lower stress, better sleep, a reduction in sick days, and workers better able to balance work and social and family life."
"The state government could lead this transformation with a four-day work week trial in the public service."
