It’s been six years since the start of the pandemic, but some companies are still embracing remote work culture (albeit very few). But even fewer companies are ushering in a new workplace trend: the four-day workweek.
It’s become a norm for some organizations in Japan and has been tested in the U.K. But until recently, a very select few U.S.-based organizations have even given it a shot.
One exception: Kickstarter, a global crowdfunding platform. Its estimated 200 to 400 U.S. employees work fully remote, and work just four days a week for a total of 32 hours.
“I wanted to be empathetic at a time where a lot of CEOs were like, ‘We need to make people return back to the office,’” Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor recently told The New York Times.
While he says he does this because he wants employees to live a “fulfilled and beautiful” life, his work standards don’t change just because employees are working fewer hours.
