I think it's for a few reasons: Stigma: Much like the phrase "remote work" had 5 years ago, there is a stigma around the 4 day work week e.g. for many, it's a

I think it's for a few reasons: Stigma: Much like the phrase "remote work" had 5 years ago, there is a stigma around the 4 day work week e.g. for many, it's a synonym for "laziness" Fear: if a company switches to a 4 day week, most believe the customer output will suffer. This has been shown not to be the case however [1, 2, 3] Culture: Although it's improving, I believe there is still a culture of "work-hard / play hard" in many companies (especially those which are VC backed) - a 4 day work week is the antithesis of this [1] https://www.4dayweek.com/case-studies-more/mrl-consulting https://www.4dayweek.com/case-studies-more/mrl-consulting [2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/04/microsoft-japan-four-day-work-week-productivity https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/04/microsoft... [3] https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/feb/19/four-day-week-trial-study-finds-lower-stress-but-no-cut-in-output https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/feb/19/four-day-week-... p.s. I run https://4dayweek.io https://4dayweek.io - I've now sourced around 50 Tech companies which have a 4 day work week and it's increasing every week. I believe it will become major movement