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That is the main mindset shift for employers. The research right now shows that employers will make as much money off a 32 hour workforce (in most industries) as a 40 hour, so their profits will stay the same, they'll pay less in heat/space/support, and have a happier and healthier works force.

Yes, I totally agree. Hourly employees or specific industries like this make it much harder to implement. There are jobs where productivity it completely tied to time worked, in those jobs employers would need to see the ROI on reduced hours, reduced stress, and better health outcomes for staff.

My hope is that the four-day workweek does not become something available only to the upper class. The research I look at is showing that a four-day workweek helps with health outcomes, a reduction in family situations that could cause work disruptions, increased creativity and productivity...but especially for the industry you're in the employer would need to think of their staff in a holistic way, not just in one specific way.

Does that make sense?

So discussing doing an experiment for a quarter usually goes over much better. This Harvard Business Review article I wrote goes super in-depth (https://hbr.org/2021/09/how-to-ask-your-boss-for-a-4-day-workweek) but the basic ideas is: 1. Look at the KPIs you are already judged on 2. Have a Three month experiment working less 3. Report out weekly on whether you are meeting, missing, or exceeding your KPIs 4. Give an overview of the data and other info

Companies right now want to retain top talent, if you can help them do that by testing the four-day workweek, it often shows you are even more valuable.

I think the major challenges are specifically with hourly workers, manufacturing, and people genuinely slowing down if they have time off. Some people might just go get another job, so the value of slowing down and allowing the brain to reset would then be lost.

Absolutely! In having these discussions often it reveals whether a company can actually make this move. The Industrialist Model focuses on treating everyone the same (like a machine), whereas the new model outlines experiments.