four-day week

Compressed work schedule

A four-day week is a work schedule that compresses the standard workweek into four days instead of five.

Some arrangements maintain forty hours across longer daily shifts; others reduce total hours while keeping pay the same.

Proponents argue it improves productivity and work-life balance: The company piloted a four-day week and saw no drop in output.

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Opposites
work schedule structure

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Standard labor period

9-to-5

work intensity/demand

four-day weekhustle culture

Celebrating relentless career ambition

overwork · workaholism · burnout culture · grind · rat race

labor reform orientation

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Existing condition of affairs

business as usual

Family

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