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How The Four-Day Workweek Could Change The Future Of Work

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The idea of a four-day or shorter workweek is gaining momentum worldwide — a big thanks to the remote work boom during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A recent study from 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit group that has been conducting four-day week pilot programs in several countries, found that employees expressed satisfaction with their overall productivity and performance.

“The idea of reducing work time has been around for quite some time,” said Charlotte Lockhart, founder and managing director at 4 Day Week Global. “However, it is real now. We have thousands of companies around the world that are actually reducing work time in one way or another.”

Shortening the workweek to four days isn’t a good fit for every company, however. Alter Agents, a market research company, based in Los Angeles, found it didn’t suit their employees.

“What happened after 10 weeks was that our most valuable metrics, which were employee health, and mental health, had declined in our [before and after] survey, ” said Rebecca Brooks, CEO at Alter Agents. “There are a lot of reasons for that, but ultimately, the goal was to make our employees’ lives easier, and we were making them more complicated.”

Watch the video above to learn whether the four-day workweek is what working life will look like in the future.

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  1. @justinc8147

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    A 4 day work week will further the gap between rich and poor.

  2. @kingrobs89

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Future of work will be 0 when the AIs take the jobs

  3. @glostergloster6945

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    I think choice is key. I would prefer the 5 day week I have now with 2 days WFH, than moving to 4 days a week back in an office.

  4. @kingkat8080

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    I work in a distribution center and part of the plant switched to a 4-10 shift, it's been a disaster, and everyone want their 8 hour days back.

  5. @worldclassyoutuber2085

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    4 day work week should be long time ago! working 5 days a week is insane and stupid! how can you enjoy life ?

  6. @SigmaCenturion

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    "Some people want to work 50 hours" lol sure

  7. @TheNecessaryEvil

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    With an 8 hour day, you still have flexibility to get some things done before and after work. On 10 hour days, you’ll end up squandering the third day off doing everything you couldn’t do the 4 working days. And be exhausted to boot. And you vastly overvalue yourself if you think you deserve 40 hour pay at 32 hours of work.

  8. @gaz0428

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    "people want to work 50 + hours a week"….no, people want to make enough Money to live and have a good life.

  9. @adam-hc8ub

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    me who watching this video at work and dreaming of a 29 day work month😂

  10. @dantheman9185

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    They don’t talk about how your paycheck will look if your only putting in 32 hours. Enjoy the pay cut.

  11. @llamas_3338

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    4 days 8 hrs a day, no 4x10s. Or adjust the work week to 35 hours.

  12. @bonniegaither3994

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    With all of these advancements in technology, there shouldn’t be a reason to work long hours. Yes, there are jobs that require it, but a lot don’t.

  13. @zerokool-2058

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Some people that work 4 days because less healthy ?
    Not buying that.

  14. @zerokool-2058

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    If I can do all my work in 3/4 days. Then why does it matter?
    Oh I know. Some Companies don’t want you to be free to do your own thing. They want you to “feel” like you have to be at work and only think of work.
    Not spending it with family, and time for yourself.

  15. @rabbitA16

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Will never happen. The higher ups of "America" need your money so they can live nice and comfy. Your mental health and family are nothing but an inconvenience to them. If anything we'll be working six days a week. Energy creates energy and that stage 4 cancer you have is also an inconvenience so you need to just shut up and get to work so you can make that paycheck that doesn't pay any bills at all. If youre hungry drink some dirty water to fill in the empty space of your stomach. Chop chop get to work

  16. @sukimala

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    you know what the difference is .. the chick-fil-a people like their job .. did you see how the boss looked like he genuinely cared ! of course that behind the desk job trail wasn’t gonna get results i bet they came into a office that was toxic and a 3 day weekend can’t help that !

  17. @queenbeaute9967

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Let's normalize being human again!! ENERGY IS IMPORTANT! BEING DRAINED ,NEGATIVE LEADS TO HEALTH ISSUES , DEPRESSION AND MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE WORKPLACE ! A 4 Day work week 8 HOUR is ALL WE NEED! ..ARE MENTAL IS IMPORTANT AND SHOULD COME FIRST AS A SOCIETY !!

  18. @queenbeaute9967

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    If amazon was able to stop ppl frm Sharing there password and not scared to loose customers we shouldn't either with this 4 day week ppl have to get over themselves.. atleast make 5 day week optional

  19. @lorascelsi8102

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Bravo employees that stood up against feudalism.

  20. @Shyndree

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    That example who said that the 4day week didn't work when they allowed their employees to choose just showed what poor planning their company had. They set up an incredibly chaotic situation for their employees, and then had a surprise Pikachu face when it didn't work. Management needs to ensure that there is cover and sufficient overlap, not employees. If you want to give some variation of days, have it by departments, or by teams, but giving individual choice to everyone will leave all the extra organization on employees, it's extra work to deal with it, and then on top of it management just acts like 4 day weeks can't work when they just implemented it stupidly.

  21. @sharimason2977

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    I work with adults with autism for a non profit. 4 day work week is not in the cards. I could easily work 80 hours a week- worker shortage

  22. @kellyray6683

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Most of us work 10 hours a day five days a week any way.

  23. @kellyray6683

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    I don't even care if it's 10 hours a day. Please please give it to me!!!

  24. @kevinweyrauch4875

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    There is more to life than just working it away.

  25. @silverscalederg8632

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Here is the issue I have with it…yes I work 3 days a week 12 hour shift paid for 40. These office folks acting like this is a "new" thing and boasting about "working from home" and all the things that ONLY office people can do while being paid a stupidly overpriced amount of money…how about yall look at VITAL jobs like farming trucking first responders and anyone in healthcare…and giving them any light? it's always "whaaa the office people"

  26. @RiSkyNick

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    While I would love this for us workers, I think there would be unintended consequences. 5 days of pay for 4 days of work is not an equitable exchange. Companies will just limit avaliability of goods and services, and raise prices. Then we'd have a whole other problem…

  27. @Johndnguyen1982

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Our company is 4 days work week 10hrs a day. I think is a great thing ever ever our did. We have more time to spend with family

  28. @ferrariunicorn

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    I’ve been hustling for 50 years and it feels like 100 and I am still trying to keep my nostrils above water and I STILL can’t reach middle class smfh wtf it’s all bullsh!! #ALECexposed ALEC needs to be ABOLISHED

  29. @UnholyAle

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Life is too short

  30. @MarshasJourney

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Yea it definitely wouldn't work for the Boomers.

  31. @carolinefreemantle7277

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Im all for this…lets hope it gets a massive push in the private sector.

  32. @robd1859

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Four ten hour shifts So hard it's but keep the same pay don't reduce our pay

  33. @Perpertua35

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Here is my 2 cents in this debate. I am a Registered Nurse here in CA. When i started, full time was 5 8 hr shifts / week. After a few years, we voted to make it 3 12 hr shifts / week. Both have advantages and disadvantages. 8 hrs is shorter but more days. 12 hrs is a long day but it is only 3 days. We get to choose our days.

    Kaiser Permanente pays their nurses 20-30$ more than us. But their schedule is set. They also work the 8 hr shifts.

    Have i been tempted to try their way? Heck yeah. But have I actually made the jump? No. The 3 days 12 hr shifts and the ability to pick my days would trump any decision to go over the fence. I have 2 kids and a husband who also works and among us 4, my schedule is the easiest to maneuver when it is time to make plans for either a short or long vacation. This was tested when I had my 2nd child and did bot want to put her in day care as the first one. There was a lot of guilt associated with it. So I told my manager, i can only do part time and only weekends. It worked.

  34. @DanielaRojano

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Regardless what we want the Government wouldn’t give a damn

  35. @iSASSSY

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Do anyone know what companies in the U.S that are 4 days and 8 hrs a day ? Not gig work please

  36. @wolfrain8898

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    i like this idea for me what would be perfect is 6 hour days with no lunch 5 days out of the week leading to at least 30 hours if not 32 hours because of the odd thing hear or there. having worked that before i can tell you if it gives you enough money you feel like you still have the hole day to party. its like o i have a life to live. on the other hand you have 40-80 hours a week and its like where did the past 10 years go over night. like this idea a lot.

  37. @philly2fl628

    January 12, 2024 at 11:20 pm

    Was thinking of taking a pto day today because 2 days is not enough

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