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Germany’s four-day work week proves to be a massive hit
(euroweeklynews.com)
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It's a bit misleading to phrase it as they did. Germany didn't trial this. A few companies in Germany did. How many? Well fuck me if I know because the author does their best to keep any absolute numbers out of the article. I'm all for reducing work time since our productivity has easily risen enough to allow for that (once we eat the rich) but don't try to sugarcoat it.
Yes, I feel like this happens when these articles pop up from time to time. Like, it's a good thing a few companies are trying it out successfully, you don't have to falsely make it sound like the whole country switched
Few enough that I can't find anything about it apart from some forum. And I'm right next door. Not even my german friends an hour away mentioned it.