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Perhaps not a surprise. But working less, for the same pay, makes workers feel better and more relaxed.
we study how an organization-wide 4-day workweek intervention—with no reduction in pay—affects workers' well-being.
These are the findings from new peer-reviewed research published in Nature Human Behaviour, where researchers monitored the effects of a four-day work week for six months.
About 2,896 employees across 141 organisations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom took part.
They answered surveys before and after the trial. Their answers were then compared with 285 employees from 12 companies who worked a normal five-day week.
shows improvements in burnout, job satisfaction, mental health and physical health—a pattern not observed in 12 control companies.
Three key factors mediate the relationship: improved self-reported work ability, reduced sleep problems and decreased fatigue. The results indicate that income-preserving 4-day workweeks are an effective organizational intervention for enhancing workers' well-being.
[...] "We know when people are really stressed and burnt out and not sleeping well, productivity doesn't just continue upwards," Dr Sander said.
Who wouldn't want to work one day less per week for the same pay ...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/four-day-work-week-health-burnout/105555392
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02259-6
(Score: 0, Troll) by https on Saturday July 26 2025, @09:28PM
This has to be the stupidest meme I encounter on a regular basis. Or maybe the most pernicious? I don't know. It's wrong and harmful.
The reality of currency is that sovereign governments issue and define it, and "deficits" are only called that due to a quirk of accounting definitions - much like the integer 1 is not prime though starting mathematicians all think it should be.
Commerce can't happen beyond the level of barter and duels without governments printing money.
Here's a simple explainer [youtube.com] - warning, it's like an hour because it fucking well takes time to debunk a lifetime's worth of neocon lies.
Offended and laughing about it.