The document discusses the potential benefits and challenges of moving to a four-day workweek. It notes that a Sunday Review article found that better work gets done in four days than five. However, companies still need to meet monthly targets, so employees may need to work 40 hours in four days instead of five, or companies may need to hire more people to ensure the work gets done within the shortened week. While a four-day week could help address stress levels, there are pressures on both employees and employers to be as productive regardless of the workweek structure.

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The more we observe the workforce around us, the more we realize that we seem to
have reached an era where stress is getting the better of all of us. It makes me
wonder if there’s a solution at all.
The Sunday Review stated, “The benefits of a six-month schedule with three-day
weekends are obvious. But there’s one surprising effect of the changed schedule:
better work gets done in four days than in five.”
Regardless of the number of days, companies still need to meet their monthly
targets. This could either mean that people must work their full 40 hours during a
shortened workweek, or the organization would need to hire more people to ensure
work gets done. What this means is that, whether for employee or employer, there is
pressure to perform, no matter the constraints.
Would a four-day week be a good thing
for the next generation, and would it improve
productivity?
For more interesting insights, take a sneak peek
https://tablespace.work/blog/a-shortweek-a-longshot
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