Performers unfurl the Microsoft logo as part of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system launch in New York in 2007. (Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images) Microsoft launched a four-day workweek experiment earlier this year in one of the most unlikely places: Japan. But even in a country known for its culture of extreme overwork, the shorter week had a big boost on productivity, the company’s business unit said in a post on its website.
The test run, which took place in August and gave employees five consecutive Fridays off, boosted sales per employee by 40 percent compared to the same […]
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