Microsoft Japan’s 3-day weekend boosts worker productivity
I would also like to add that whilst this may (or may not) work for companies such as Microsoft, rolling out something like this nationwide is still a bad idea. There are many roles where this will have little effect on productivity, likely less office-based roles. Another reason not to roll this out nationwide is simply that lower paid roles may also see even lower pay.<p>That said, given the opportunity, I believe I would much prefer to work four days a week if the pay was adequate to support myself comfortably. I much prefer the idea of having a job to support my lifestyle and hobbies, rather than my life being by job. I&#x27;ve always liked the idea of having a day-ff mid-week, we used to do this as school children and it made the week a less of a drag (you were always looking forward to the &quot;weekend&quot; being at most one more day away).