We're talking about the 4-day workweek — again. It is a mirage or reality?
The concept of a perma-long weekend is so attractive. But it's starting to feel like that mirage of an oasis in the desert. We're desperate for some relief but it always seems just out of reach.
by Lauren Hodges
Feb 21, 2023
2 minutes
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It just keeps coming up, doesn't it? The concept of a perma-long weekend with no reduction in pay. It's so attractive in theory that we as a society refuse to let it go.
But it's starting to feel like that mirage of an oasis in the desert. We're desperate for some relief, but it always seems just out of reach...
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