As American workers’ burnout and stress are at an all-time high, employers invent new ways to recruit, hire, and keep qualified workers. Growing ranks of businesses are now offering a flexible, four-day workweek. The movement is also gaining traction overseas as countries and major companies like Microsoft and Unilever test shorter workweeks.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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More Companies Shifting To Four Day Workweeks
2:08 Productivity reaming the same.
CEO: 2-3 years later. I cane the a 20% increase in productivity if I return to a traditional work week.
It should be 10 hour × 4 days = 40 hours in that Way Sunday afternoons will be late nights!!?
Even if you have a 24 hour facility you can still do a 3 to 4 day work week. Where I work now it is a 24/7 facility and we have four shifts but the only downside is you have to work every other weekend but you only work half a month.
Which company? Let me know lol
Four day sounds like part time hmmmm
Working a 10 hour 4 day work week, off on Fridays, love it.
Must be nice
I work 3 days a week three 14 hours shift and 4 days off. I work EMS so that might be only reason.
Here in India , Private companies are employing and taking unethical advantage due to large scale of unemployment for a 6 working days a week. Govts as usual do not care.
The only thing people have struggled with here in the comment section is getting up in the morning and meeting deadlines I doubt sitting for 8 hours is very difficult, people the want everything with out doing anything always fail and end up In debt
That’s just the greasy back to a 5 day work week
4 days on 3 days off 10 hour shifts works fine too. Been preaching it for years 🤷♂️
😂😂😂 what’s next for the cancel culture / participation medal generation?
people are just lazy (here come the offended people) we switched to 4 day work week as well to get people to show up like theyre are supposed (which they signed up to do before coming on to work) and they still dont show up.
Americans work more than a lot of countries. Completely unfair.
Two days is enough.
I used to work at Keurig Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and our schedules were:
mon-thur 5am-3:30pm, 3pm-1:30am, and
fri-sun 5am-5:30pm, 5pm-5:30am
We had a schedule that worked for anybody’s situation, the pay was good and we still got a little overtime to make up for the lack of hours. Plus, we could volunteer most of the time if we wanted some extra cash. That place had the happiest employees of any job I’ve ever had
5 on 2 off vs 4 to 3?? You make the decision? I have and won’t change! A piece of mind is hard to find and I’d be damned if a “Job” takes that from me!
I started a 4 day work week 4-10’s a year ago. I am much more rested by the third day and almost looking forward to work.
Can we take the masks off? Check out the Pfizer documents lmfao
We need this ASAP through out the entire Nation
In LV I ask if they work 4/10’s. They say no. I say no. And I’m highly sought after in my field.
No pay cut? That mean no pay increase during this high inflation period
This will not happen for men
It’s funny cues we have actually evidence to back these types of studies, the #1 fault lies in the people to properly adjust, #2 companies have to fix their money paper work and would be forced to pay employees more so that’s a no
I wish where I work would do thst were working 6-7 days sometimes 13 days in a row and only reason is they won’t hire more people they’re doing more with less
Wow! Now even more shortages!
Omg I thought I was the only one wishing for this! YES PLEASE!
Cool more time for our second and third jobs I guess.
China is laughing on how easy they can catch up, or maybe they already are.
that’s how life should be 4 days work week. anything more than that should be OT. been talking about this for a long time. we need more time to enjoy life not working so much
4×10=40.
Can’t pay bills with less hours.
I can
You get 3 days off but have to work 15 hour shifts those four work days
Not me 8 and half
unfortunately even if ur qualified some states dont hire due to qualification but those who follow social norm which puts everyday americans to change work
4 days a week doesn’t pay the high bills
It pays mine
Yea that place looks like a part time gig lol dude woooow
4 days does sound nice tho but remember that’s a 10 hrs day
Not me i do 4 days 8 and half hours.
Thats awesome
Brings into play the saying “worker smarter, not harder”
This is what the Industrial Revolution was supposed to be for!!!
Allowing machinery to do more work, so humans can do less.
Lazy Americans
I remember during the pandemic I worked at a factory job that had mandatory 6-7 days a week. And most factory jobs I’ve taken push for a mandatory fifth day every single week to keep up with quota or get ahead for next quarter. Very happy to see this. happening.
It’s only one extra day….lol
It helps me soooo much I work mon tues OFF wed and work thurs fri OFF sat and sun.
Its great i get all my benefits.
I love 4/10s
I work 6 days
Sure !!!
No they’re not
How about raising minimum wage without raising price of food and shelter.. it makes raises pointless
This is not for the minimum wage people.
I recently started a new job and it also 4 days a week.. however. The shift is Monday through Thursday from 7am to 5:30 pm. With a couple 15 min breaks and a 30 min lunch. I still get my 40 hours. It’s Honestly game changing for me. Having Friday of and even better. Being able to not worry about staying up late Thursdays. Everyone needs incorporate this systems of work
I remember not going to school on Fridays because it was our religious day. I’m glad to see a four day work week implemented with Friday off.
Tesla will never do this because NUMBERS BABYS. Literally what every worker talks about, Tesla bots.
Wait, is it April 1st still?!
This should be mandatory.
America is LONG overdue for a federal step in on what companies and and cannot do to their workers. It’s time that the federal government puts a stop to the abusive work system in this country
I worked thus schedule for about 3 years : 10 am to 7 pm on mon, tues, thurs, fri OFF wed sat and sun. Its the best I still get all my benefits.
Well almost every person in the USA works 10-12 a day to make week ends so why not make the 40hrs in 4 days this way people can afford a second job not having to jump to do part time after completing a long 8-10hr shift
I work 5 days, 40 hours a week as a web developer. But I really only work probably 20 hours because my work doesn’t take me that long.
4 days. Yahoo !
what a crock of sh@t. I normally have 2-3 off. nowadays I get 6 days of work week. fk’n Bs. my body is getting bad. harder to hustle In a rush. this is bs
good enough for peeps who got the funds. fk that. what about the essential restaurant workers ? ehh. ehhh ehh?
Adults get it easier and kids have to go through more and more
It’s harder to deal with than you think. You have to work a longer day and if you have errands to do, you either have a REALLY long day or you try to do it on your day off only to find the people you need to deal with also have those days off so you can’t get anything done.
I have worked 4-10’s before. I like it, you can actually have one day to actually take care of business or do whatever you want
How tf do you “reduce hours without reducing pay”?
Very good.. Now we need strong unions and representation. Next, worker’s cooperatives just like in Spain..
Get ready for inflation. Less productivity less product same demand = higher price
Plus working 1 less day during the week allow us go to doctor visit to keep ourselves healthy, have PTA meetings, and it cost us less having to pay 1 day less of daycare. This is amazing, went from working 6 days a week to 4 days a week. Now I don’t have to spend my vacation days on doctor appointment, I actually can have vacation days left to take a vacation.
5 working days sucks, u work monday to friday ,sat u sleep all day to regain your strength then sunday you can’t even go out for too long because u have to work on monday , this is what i call the vicious cycle of DEATH
All they are doing is testing whats the max speed people really can work at. Once they know, they will up the expectations and roll back the benefits.
I just got a better job working 5 days a week rather then 4 days a week. Im not sure which I prefer.
So now nobody wants to work. That’s so nice, Fantasyland.
I honestly think this could reduce lots of stress and mental damages and gain more energy and productivity.
About time!
They know work takes it toll on the human being mentally, physically and spiritually over time, they are making some adjustments so they can keep the human being slaving longer for them. The human being today is living an unnatural lifestyle, giving up their precious time and energy to get money just to live on Earth. What a scam!
I work 7 hour days, 5 days a week. Nobody should ever have to work more than that…
I want this
Which what I keep saying, 10 hours for 4 days. Other days, you can have Part-Timers.
I am more productive when I am able to reset my mind and relax over a 3 day weekend. The old days of 9-5 M-F are going to be a thing of the past.
I get Sunday of, and at night I can’t wait to go to work
More of Emile please! Yeah who doesn’t want a four day work week?
Amazon: lol
We could work five days a week, but show us if everyone is workable and manageble.
I would love a four day work week, I work about hour and a half of OT everyday so I wouldn’t mind working four ten hour days.Maybe one day my kids will enjoy a four day work week.
Make this go viral. I want my boss to see
That is a good move.
3 day weekends are the best!!!
*I have a 1 day work week as your Speaker.*
Work 4 days a weeks, 10 hrs shift, is nice, even better a 3 day weekend!!!!!
Bring this to Australia !
Good, we need to go after these 5 day work weeks.
Can you make a video about who came out with the 40 hr week??
I think it was Ford motors.
I think it’s ridiculous
Some companies want to give you Mondays and Tuesdays off 😒😒
Cut me a break
25 years ago we worked a 4 day work week 2 more hours a day is nothing 3 day weekends is freaking awesome !! this is like the Nissan Sentra of the work week.. 40 years ago it was getting up to 50 miles per gallon now new cars boost about lil 4 cyls getting 32 miles a gallon !!ok !!
cries in 60 hour work week
Who though? Any facts or just media agenda?
4 days 10 hour per day is the future of the American workforce
This is amazing. Too many people forget, workers are people too. Everybody deserves to live life and rest. Nobody was born to work
4 10s for me is gonna turn into 6 10s🤑
Corporate America has been treating American workers like serfs for way too long. It’s about time we start to push back. We need strong labor unions in America.