Submitted via IRC for SoyCow1984
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.
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Friday December 21 2018, @08:00PM
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.