Microsoft Tried Out a 4-Day Workweek and Hot Damn, It Worked

Microsoft’s Japan offices recently experimented with shorter work weeks, and the results provide a glimmer of hope that large companies can alter the work week and save us from collectively burning out.
In August, Microsoft introduced the “Work Life Choice Challenge,” during which the Tokyo offices were closed every Friday.
AdvertisementThe notion of a 4-day work week has been gaining momentum in recent years.
But Microsoft Japan is likely the largest company to trial the concept since business leaders like Richard Branson began advocating for flexible work weeks.
The report showed that 92 percent of employees were happy with the short work week.