It's Wednesday, this week we're all on a shortened 4-day schedule. Does that make Thursday the hump in this 4-day workweek? š¤Ø
It turns out, that the appeal of a 3-day weekend is higher than we thought. We must be on to something because we've been cramming in 9 days of work into 4, for over a decade now.
Recently, 33 companies with about 1,000 employees began experimenting with 4-day workweeks over a period of 6 months. The results are overwhelmingly positive! 97% of the respondentsāincluding 27 of the companiesāsaid they're sticking with it.
On a related note, Zapier has been getting a lot of press on an experiment they ran in Q3 2022 where they canceled all meetings. Yesterday, we learned that Shopify has done the same and taken the extra step of encouraging the team to excuse themselves from group chats.
Asynchronous work FTW! šš½
We sure underestimated the liberty of flexible schedules and of course, that extra day of staring at your phone on the weekend.
About Rebekah Radice
Rebekah Radice, co-founder of BRIL.LA, has traded narcissism for purpose. When not driving growth, you'll find her tricking family into thinking she's Emeril Lagasse - likely covered in marinara. The spotlight was fun, but impact is better. These days she's using 20+ years of brand brilliance for good.