<i>While impressions of staff being happier and full of energy aren’t exactly scientific basis for declaring 6-hour work days as &#x27;better&#x27; than the 8.7-hour work day endured by the average American, we do have evidence that what we’re doing right now isn’t working.</i>[1]<p><i>The study equates productivity with quality of care, which doesn&#x27;t necessarily translate to white-collar work.</i>[2]<p><i>[The company] had to hire an additional 15 nurses, which cost 6,000,000 Swedish krona (about $735,000). About half of that expense was offset by the decrease in sick days and time off. That said, the experiment didn&#x27;t measure how the improved care affected the overall bottom line.</i>[2]<p><i>To cope with the significant cut in working hours, Feldt says staff are asked to stay off social media and other distractions while at work and meetings are kept to a minimum.</i>[1]<p><i>with more people in work, unemployment benefit payments are cut, but the savings accrue to the state, not the municipality that bears the cost of hiring more staff.</i>[3]<p><i>Daniel Bernmar, leader of the Left party group on Gothenburg city council, which pushed for the trial at Svartedalens, admits a six-hour day costs more money, but insists it is a matter of quality of life for public sector workers and for residents in elderly care.</i>[3]<p>What I see is a quantitative drop in productivity being justified with a qualitative survey. None of which supports &quot;<i>boosts productivity</i>&quot;. Along with this is less vacation, but more day-to-day personal time. I&#x27;m happier working longer hours for more time off. The only thing that appeals to me in this list is shorter meetings. I work in the private sector though, which doesn&#x27;t seem to be included in any studies.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sciencealert.com&#x2F;sweden-is-shifting-to-a-6-hour-workday" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sciencealert.com&#x2F;sweden-is-shifting-to-a-6-hour-w...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2016-05-10&#x2F;the-six-hour-workday-works-in-europe-what-about-america" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2016-05-10&#x2F;the-six-ho...</a><p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2015&#x2F;sep&#x2F;17&#x2F;efficiency-up-turnover-down-sweden-experiments-with-six-hour-working-day" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2015&#x2F;sep&#x2F;17&#x2F;efficiency-up-t...</a>