According to CNBC, the idea of four-day work weeks is gaining traction fast among American workers. It cites a poll from Eagle Hill Consulting, a Forbes-recognized management firm, stating 53% of U.S. employees polled said they are experiencing burnout, and women and younger workers are being hit the hardest at 56% and 62%.
According to CNBC, the idea of four-day work weeks is gaining traction fast among American workers. It cites a poll from Eagle Hill Consulting, a Forbes-recognized management firm, stating 53% of U.S. employees polled said they are experiencing burnout, and women and younger workers are being hit the hardest at 56% and 62%.
Four-day work weeks, and even three-day work weeks, have been debated since the inception of the American weekend, but America has never seriously approached it. The COVID-19 pandemic, which still rages on with the discovery of the new Omicron variant, thrust people into isolation in the early months of 2020, and Americans have learned a lot about their work habits.