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November 4, 2019 08:34 am
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What Happened When Microsoft Tried A Four-Day Work Week
MS Power User reports on the results of a 2,300-employee experiment by Microsoft with a four-day work week:In August this year, Microsoft Japan ran an experiment where for one month they had a 3 day weekend, taking Friday off. This was paid leave and did not impact the worker's usual vacation allocation. Some results were predictable. Workers were happier and took 25.4 percent fewer days off during the month. There were also savings from spending less time at work. 23.1 percent less electricity was used and 58.7 percent fewer pages were printed. More importantly from a bottom-line standpoint, however, productivity went up 39.9%, as fewer and shorter meetings were held, often virtually rather than in person.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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