4 day workweek boosts productivity in Japan:

[applegrove]

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[zipplewrath]

1. Not suprised

I've been in a few situations where the work week length was modified "suddenly" in different ways. My conclusion was always the same. People will do a "day's" work, pretty much regardless of the number of hours (within reason). I've worked 6 hour days and 10 hour days. Pretty soon, the same amount of work is getting done in a "day". Yes, there are significant exceptions, but overall people tend to "get something done before the end of the day" regardless of the amount of hours worked. The problem with longer days is that management feels more "free" to have meetings and reviews and planning sessions. The shorter the day, the less freedom they feel to have these things. A 6 hour day is such that many employees will work relatively "continuously" if given the chance. And for many jobs that require mental thought as oppose to physical effort, an uninterrupted work day will vastly improve productivity.

[democratisphere]

2. Japanese collectively work extremely hard.

I am not sure THIS would work as well in other countries.

[Phoenix61]

3. Not surprised.

You miss rush hour at least one way. You spend one of the three days taking care of stupid shit then get to relax for two whole days. I always wanted a 4-10 week.