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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, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 21 2018, @09:25PM
I wasn't the modder and didn't really agree but I think I understand why. Most burnout issues are on the company for driving their teams too hard with unrealistic expectations, running people regularly over 40 hrs/week is shitty behavior and means they simply want to save on salary costs. So Deathmonkey kinda comes off as victim blaming, though I think he has a valid perspective and wasn't being shitty.
We need more worker solidarity, they busted the unions and have traded the well being of workers for more profit.