The world’s largest four-day work week experiment reveals increase in employee wellbeing
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okay, and how about impact on ... productivity, on extent of creative innovation in a context where competition is a factor ?
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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okay, and how about impact on ... productivity, on extent of creative innovation in a context where competition is a factor ?
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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the issue I see making large scale is issue that the other day becomes a weekend day. On small scale, individuals benifit getting activites done that not possible on the weekend, or low traffic during week day. consider a long haircut, fully booked on weekend or outside work hours. but got firday off, easy to book. or getting things delivered but if those people also working 4 day, well unless this covered mixed work, some Mon-Thu, others Tue-Fir, and so on. but that also flawed because unless work picked up by someone else, instead of expecting next business day tomorrow, could be waiting 2/3 days.
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This was the UK. Creative innovation and competition weren’t factors. ;P
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Reminds me of the quip about Canada: How could a country that could have had American technology, French culture, and British government end up with British technology, French government, and American culture?
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okay, and how about impact on ... productivity, on extent of creative innovation in a context where competition is a factor ?
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
I work 3 days per week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I achieve more than my cow-orkers during their 5-days work week. At better quality, of course. And, btw, the work quality delivered by some guy proud of his 70-hours-work-week is ...
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
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I work 3 days per week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I achieve more than my cow-orkers during their 5-days work week. At better quality, of course. And, btw, the work quality delivered by some guy proud of his 70-hours-work-week is ...
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
Hi Bernard, I am certain that your high-quality productivity is not constrained by time ! :omg: But. assuming mere mortals are at work, I think other dynamics might apply. And, I think \work-group size can have a critical effect on complexity of coordination and productivity. Then, there's leadership, and the extent to which peers are in synch with goals, and style conventions. cheers, Bill
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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IMO any "4 day week" article that doesn't clarify if they're talking about 4x8h or 4x9h ("working fewer hours but hopefully with more productivity") or 4x10h ("long weekends are magic") is too vague to actually be useful. I'd be willing to try either of the former (or 9/80) to see if it works, I'm not interested in the latter at all. Prior experience indicates that even well rested on a Monday I can't maintain full productivity into the 10th hour; and most of the time the reduced free time on work nights isn't worth a gaining a three day weekend for me. Obligatory Dilbert[^]
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius
