Relaxed, engaged and productive!
If they’re not off sick, quitting the company permanently or embracing “quiet quitting”, your employees are making endless mistakes. Or they’re spending chunks of time on distractions – social networks, for instance. In short, they’re exhausted.
Schor champions a four-day working week: it’s the model for the future, she argues, and it could beat down major challenges such as burnout and eco-anxiety.
How? A shorter week really does help slash stress: the third day of rest is devoted to recharging your batteries, relationships and managing your day-to-day life calmly. The impact on everyone’s physical and mental health is soon visible, with a corresponding drop in absenteeism, presenteeism and shoddy work.
But unforeseen productivity gains also play a role in reducing stress: everyone finds their own way to become more efficient without their quality of life at work seeming to suffer. No one moans about shorter, less frequent meetings!
While four days isn’t a realistic option for every industry, the digital transformation and roll-out of AI might make us fundamentally re-think what constitutes the optimal working time.
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