I think shorter work weeks are in demand because no one gets to unplug. Work comes at many knowledge workers near 24/7. Night? Weekend? Vacation? Doesn’t matter

I think shorter work weeks are in demand because no one gets to unplug. Work comes at many knowledge workers near 24/7. Night? Weekend? Vacation? Doesn’t matter. Someone higher up the org chart can reach out to you and will expect you to respond. Under that constant bombardment the number of hours actually worked is always going to be greater than regular office hours indicate. To combat this reducing “working days” from 5 to 4 helps keep hours reasonable.