https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/safely-reopen-make-workweek-shorter/610906/ > Shortening work hours might seem counterintuitive for companies that value nimbleness and productivity, and that need to clear their balance sheets, but a large body of evidence suggests that this approach pays dividends. In recent years, hundreds of forward-looking companies have pioneered four-day weeks or six-hour days, without cutting salaries. These companies are big and small, operate in a variety of industries, and are all over the world. They bring everyone together around the challenge of doing five days’ work in four. They’re continually prototyping new tools and practices, and rapidly evaluating the results. They make adjustments as they go. > A shorter workweek helps these companies be more productive, not less, and more attractive to first-rate talent. At Pursuit Marketing, a call center in Glasgow, Scotland, productivity went up 40 percent after the company implemented a four-day week, and annual staff turnover has dropped to an unheard-of 2 percent. Revenues at Woowa Brothers, a South Korean online delivery company, have increased more than tenfold since it cut working hours in 2015; even though it’s a start-up, it now competes with giants like Samsung for engineering talent. Michelin-starred restaurants like Baumé, in Palo Alto, California, have moved to four-day weeks to reduce stress on staff. Employees are healthier and use fewer sick days because they have more time to exercise, cook better food, and take better care of themselves. Their work-life balance improves, they’re more focused and creative, and they’re less likely to burn out. Thoughts on this? The data in the above cases seems really compelling. TC 290k #covid-19 #coronavirus
This is true - everybody in my team seems to be online all the time (we get chimes and code review requests even in the middle of the night - up until 2 am). They are again logged in by 8 am. Now I have to do the same to ensure I show the same output - it’s freaking hunger games here. Having said that - I am enjoying and learning more than ever. Also, manager is really nice and understanding- so I feel a sense of autonomy. I am working harder and longer not because someone is forcing me to (so I don’t really resent it ).
Works for me.
All communists and hippies have crawled out and trying to push their agenda. Free money, free foods, optional work, 1 year vacation, free Ferrari for everybody. Cuz Corona!
Did you read the article? What did you think of the studies and data outlined in it?
My belief > your data