for the workweek than i have at other jobs where it was five days a week >> reporter: graphic designer killer visual strategies switched to four-day workweeks five years ago after noticing productivity plunged on friday. since the change, a turnaround productivity is up 20%. employees choose whether to take mondays or fridays off. >> our goal is really focusing on bringing down that burnout and that stress, but we really weren't expecting to see such a boost in productivity >> reporter: nationwide, 17% of employers offer the chance to compress the workweek, squeezing the same number of hours into fewer days. when microsoft tried a four-day workweek in japan, productivity jumped 40% the big benefits say the hiring pros, the four-day weeks cut the stress from the 24/7 environment so many people work in, expected to be just a email, phone call or text message away. and, says killer strategies, as companie struggle to find qualified employees