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posted by Fnord666 on Friday December 21 2018, @04:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-about-a-one-day-week? dept.

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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-world-work-fourdayweek/burnout-stress-lead-more-companies-to-try-a-four-day-work-week-idUSKBN1OG0GY

It sounds too good to be true, but companies around the world that have cut their work week have found that it leads to higher productivity, more motivated staff and less burnout.

"It is much healthier and we do a better job if we're not working crazy hours," said Jan Schulz-Hofen, founder of Berlin-based project management software company Planio, who introduced a four-day week to the company's 10-member staff earlier this year.

In New Zealand, trust company Perpetual Guardian reported a fall in stress and a jump in staff engagement after it tested a 32-hour week earlier this year.

Even in Japan, the government is encouraging companies to allow Monday mornings off, although other schemes in the workaholic country to persuade employees to take it easy have had little effect.


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  • (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Friday December 21 2018, @08:00PM

    by urza9814 (3954) on Friday December 21 2018, @08:00PM (#777300) Journal

    It's more than the long hours. Don't get me wrong-- a 32 hour work week would help immensely. But it's also an attitude. Lot of managers seem to think if you're not sweating bullets, stressing out over deadlines and problems, you don't have enough work to do. Closely related is overly optimistic planning that simply asks too much.

    There's also the 24/7 work day attitude. A lot of my coworkers all live in the same apartment complex. If one doesn't pick up the phone, management will call their neighbor to go pound on their door until they log in and start working. Your scheduled shift doesn't measure when you are working, it only measures when you're in the office.

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