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Irish Affairs

mopinko

(72,137 posts) Sat Dec 3, 2022, 09:31 AM Dec 2022

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🙌 THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK HAS HIT IRELAND WITH ASTONISHING RESULTS. 🙌 [View all]

The Irish Findings are as follows:
• 100% of the companies involved are continuing with the 4-Day work week ➡
• 85% of companies which reported data on revenue reported growth in revenue 📈 (1/X)

• The average rating from managers on the productivity and overall experience was 9.2 (positive) 😄
• 100% of employees involved said they would prefer a reduced work schedule 📅
• The study found stress, burnout, fatigue and work-family conflict significant declined 😥 (2/X)

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1 reason i'm sticking it out on twitter is news from ireland. i found this rly interesting.
seems like it would be the thing for the railroads.

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🙌 THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK HAS HIT IRELAND WITH ASTONISHING RESULTS. 🙌 [View all] mopinko Dec 2022 OP

And in person quality face time has increased too Botany Dec 2022 #1

I'm not surprised... jerseyjim Dec 2022 #15

Back when the 40 hour work week was introduced, captains of industry pissed and moaned, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #26

Doesn't Denmark do something similar with same results+++ Bluethroughu Dec 2022 #2

It would work for a lot of companies, but not railroads or other transportation modes Ocelot II Dec 2022 #3

On call sucks unweird Dec 2022 #4

Exactly Farmer-Rick Dec 2022 #6

Mske that Republicans Old Crank Dec 2022 #30

The problem has been that the railroads have been trying to save money Ocelot II Dec 2022 #7

it seems so pennywise and pound foolish. mopinko Dec 2022 #21

I work a 4 ten hour day schedule Jerry2144 Dec 2022 #5

The Irish study did not increase the hours worked each day Farmer-Rick Dec 2022 #8

Depends on the workplace. intheflow Dec 2022 #10

working a 37 hour week would be "rejuvenation" for me Skittles Dec 2022 #32

I would like that, but doubt it's feasible for me. Lucky Luciano Dec 2022 #18

I worked a 4 1/2 day schedule. lucca18 Dec 2022 #19

We could remain in solidarity with non-shithole countries LuvLoogie Dec 2022 #9

"seems like it would be the thing for the railroads." jaxexpat Dec 2022 #11

Thanks for the carefully identified sarcasm Farmer-Rick Dec 2022 #13

We have a four day work week. COL Mustard Dec 2022 #12

lol. mopinko Dec 2022 #20

Nothing astonishing about it Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #14

The US needs to be paying attention onetexan Dec 2022 #16

Yeah, like American business pays attention to Healthcare access. Ilsa Dec 2022 #29

I wonder if it's the three-day weekends that produces the results. LisaM Dec 2022 #17

It wouldn't increase production in mechanized manufacuring. Mr.Bill Dec 2022 #22

A recent article about 4 day weeks in Ireland Progressive dog Dec 2022 #23

The productivity gains of the last 80 year's IbogaProject Dec 2022 #24

American moniss Dec 2022 #25

I'm old. and I recall that in the 1950s and early 1960s there was this notion PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #27

i just want to pipe up here that the big thing i get from twitter is news from across the pond. mopinko Dec 2022 #28

I'm guessing they are not in 24 x 7 environments Skittles Dec 2022 #31