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🗓️ 3 August 2023
⏱️ 8 minutes
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0:00.0 | OK, so I've changed my brake pads, I've replaced a wiper blade and topped up your screen wash. |
0:04.4 | Anything else you want me to look at? |
0:05.6 | Yeah, my washer dryer only works on a short cycle. |
0:08.7 | I've got it in the boot. |
0:09.8 | Like getting your money's worth, introducing but Donald's saver meal deals. |
0:13.1 | Get a cheeseburger or a mayo chicken, medium fries and drink for just $3.99. |
0:18.2 | From 11 a.m., not available on delivery. |
0:22.9 | Here's your money briefing for Thursday, August 3rd. |
0:25.8 | I'm JR Wellan for the Wall Street Journal. |
0:30.4 | The idea of shortening the five-day work week to four days isn't new, |
0:34.4 | but a recently concluded study involving dozens of companies and hundreds of employees |
0:39.4 | put the shorter work week to a real-world test. |
0:42.8 | They gave five scores for work-life balance, less burnout, less stress, more time, of course, |
0:50.2 | with their families and other personal time. |
0:53.3 | And the result was that people actually did produce almost the same amount of work in four days, |
0:59.0 | not five. We'll talk with WSJ's Vanessa Firman's after the break. |
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