Channel 7 News in Boston recently covered Julie Schor’s research on the four-day workweek. Read an excerpt below and the full article here.
NEWTON, MASS. (WHDH) – A Boston College professor is leading an experiment that may change the way we work.
The school is working with thousands of employees at a number of companies nationwide to explore a four-day workweek. It’s a 6-month experiment where people will work 32 hours over those four days, down from the typical 40 hours in five days.
“There’s a lot of pressure from younger people. They’re really stressed out. They’re working very hard and they need a break,” said Dr. Juliet Schor.
This experiment happening as millions of people quit their jobs every month in the US. Most of the companies taking part in it are traditional white-collar jobs.
