Should Companies Adopt a Four-Day Work Week as the New Standard? - (Reading > Viewpoints)
Should Companies Adopt a Four-Day Work Week as the New Standard?
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When Halifax-based marketing firm Brennan & Associates transitioned to a four-day work week last spring, CEO MLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
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1. The article primarily explores 1....... 2. According to Margot Brennan, employees deliver better results when they 2....... 3. Leonard Foss's main reservation about adopting a four-day work week is that it 3....... 4. Danielle Okonkwo's perspective suggests that workplaces should 4....... 5. What does the article imply about Brennan & Associates' transition to a shorter week? 5.......
The following is a comment by a reader. Complete the comment by choosing the best option to fill in each blank.
As someone who manages a distribution centre, I found the article 1....... The results at Brennan & Associates demonstrate that shorter schedules can 2....... However, like Foss, I recognize that some industries have 3...... that make such changes difficult. Ramachandran's point about eliminating unnecessary meetings resonates with me, though this assumes that workplaces have 4....... What struck me most was Okonkwo's suggestion that we reconsider what we measure. Perhaps companies should prioritize 5...... rather than fixating on hours alone. I suspect we will see more experimentation with alternative schedules in the coming years.