Microsoft Japan Experimented With 4-Day Work Weeks to Combat Overwork. The Results Were Pretty Incredible www.inc.com

But you don't always have a choice--especially if your work culture demands that you show up early and stay late.
The country is known for some of the longest working hours in the world.
The hope was that employees would be more efficient during their shortened work week, then return to work Monday feeling more refreshed.
Microsoft Japan can proudly say they saw great results from shortening the work week.
With the office being closed one day a week, employees printed 58.7 percent fewer pages and used 23.1 percent less electricity.