The 4-day working week is a concept that has gained popularity among people around the world, with several developed countries implementing this practice. Although there might be few downsides to consider, I completely agree with this idea since an extra day off can bring some positives to both humans and society.
One obvious benefit of this idea is that by having fewer working days people are able to improve their productivity at work as they can spend plenty of time planning ahead and organizing working schedule effectively, a positive change that allows people to have more time to rest and recharge. For example, several developed countries have already implemented this practice by maintaining the same working hours and pay.
Another immediate beneficial side is having one more day to rest improves satisfaction level, leading to happiness, motivation and engagement. Because when people have enough time to socialize and spend time with family members, this is in turn, makes employees satisfied with working environment. Furthermore, today the majority of workers are facing a challenge to balance life and work, but this practice allows them work-life balance.
The final advantage of this notion is that we are highly likely to create better environment to live since by cutting down one working day per week, we tend to spend less time on commuting and office operations, leading to a reduce in greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere because the main contributors of carbon footprint are vehicles are going to shrink in number on roads.
In conclusion, a reduced working week is a development for positive and this practice plays an important role to rise the level of productivity and job satisfaction, on social level, it strengthens bond among family members, and we are allowed to breath healthily.