yurayurateikokuさんの おぼえた日記 - 2023年3月25日(土)

Four-Day Workweek (5)

One of my friends works at company where Monday-to-Thursday office hours are now longer by 90 minutes each day. He works from 8 to 5, with only a 30-minute break in the middle of the day. He says he’s more focused and productive. But he says some of his colleagues feel differently.
If it’s Thursday afternoon and you haven’t finished your work, and everyone else has gone home, you can feel stressed-out and resentful.
Another potential pitfall is the impact on teamwork. People can be so focused on getting their work done in a tighter timeframe that it extinguishes the spark of collaboration.
Many businesses are looking for new ways to attract and retain the best talent. Offering the option of a shorter workweek may be the answer. But some people call the four-day workweek a job killer. They say it makes hiring more expensive and leads to fewer jobs across the board, especially if the new system includes tighter wages and time-and-a-half pay to workers who go the extra mile.
A growing number of companies are aggressively upgrading benefits, perks and employee-friendly policies to keep their workforce happy.
At the end of the day, a four-day workweek could be the answer for some people, but not necessarily everybody. At the very least, the pandemic has made it clear that we can make big changes in the way we work-if we want to.