Write TipWorking hours in Barcelona
I am impressed by the way residents in Barcelona balance their time between work and personal life. In winter the working hours are 9 am - 6 pm and in summer time, they start at 8 am and finish at 5:30 pm.
They observe the leaving hours because they pay attention to their health and the quality of their life, meaning that they spend more time hanging out with their friends and family in cafés, terraces, walking on the beach, hiking, having long lunch breaks etc.
Time management is in important topic in Barcelona at governmental level. They have created a department for Nous Usos Socials del Temps, or New Social Uses of Time (NUST). It evaluates the way citizens organize their work, family, leisure and private time and they develop plans on how the city services can be improved in order to better fit time requirements.
