Tag Archives: Workweek

Samsung: 6-Day Workweek For Execs, Company in Emergency Mode

Four-day workweeks might have all the buzz, but one major tech company is going in the opposite direction. Samsung is implementing a six-day workweek for all executives after some of the firm’s core businesses delivered lower-than-expected financial results last year. A Samsung Group executive told a Korean news outlet that “considering that performance of our […]

Why a Shorter Workweek is Inevitable

In the face of a crisis like COVID-19 — on top of the modern day dangers of *gestures vaguely all around* — it’s absolutely no surprise that we’ve been asking ourselves questions like: Am I actually doing what I want to be doing? Could I be spending my time better? Is this really the job […]

A Yr And a Half Later, Here’s How The 4 Day Workweek is Going at Buffer

When we experimented with a four-day work week, it initially lasted a month. As our CEO Joel Gascoigne, wrote about it in May 2020 When we started the experiment, “this 4-day workweek is about wellbeing, mental health and putting us as people and our families first.” Joel’s April 2020 four-day week announcement. At the end […]