Could a four-day work week work in the United States?

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

WBUR

Talk Show, News, On Point, Daily, Npr

4.3 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

When dozens of companies in the U.K. experimented with a four-day work week, employers and employees loved it. Could a four-day work week work in the United States? Juliet Schor, Matthew Bidwell and Shawn Noratel join Meghna Chakrabarti.

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0:00.0	I would dream first on.
0:01.1	Probably a doer upper, put our ons damp on it.
0:03.3	Sounds like a nightmare, which is why I keep saying we should look at new builds.
0:06.4	But they're all sold.
0:07.2	Watertight, asshole free.
0:08.3	Boring, just white boxes.
0:10.2	Well, we can decorate an old liquor painted in there.
0:12.4	Hmm.
0:13.4	Like a nice shade of grey.
0:15.2	We are not having grey walls.
0:16.8	Why not?
0:17.5	Why not?
0:18.4	Whatever stage of the process you're at,
0:20.0	Halifax's online first-time buyer events are full of useful tips and guidance.
0:24.8	Halifax, it's a people thing.
0:26.8	For more information, search Halifax first-time buyer events.
0:30.5	Funding for this podcast comes from MathWorks,
0:33.2	creators of MATLAB and Simulink Software,
0:36.2	accelerating the pace of engineering and science.
0:39.1	Learn more at MathWorks.com.
0:46.3	This is on point.
0:47.3	I'm Megna Chakrabardi.
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