Brave New World: 6-Hour Workday
Saw this interesting article about Sweden implementing the 6-hour workday. They take their workers' well-being seriously. But research has shown that this increases productivity, thus enriching businesses and the country. Hoping other countries follow.
A while back, I read an article about how intellectuals at the turn of the century viewed future workers. They predicted that white-collared professionals in the 21st century would work only 4-hour days because of automation. Sadly, the opposite has occurred. The professional has been expected to work more for less. I want to see this trend reversed in my lifetime.
What you read was a click-bait title not supported by the article. A few specific Swedish company attempting a 6 hour day. Sweden implemented nothing of the sort.
An no, professionals are not working more for less then in the past.
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From that and other articles like this one (http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34677949), the number of companies seem pretty significant. These are large companies that employ a lot of people. Thanks for reviewing my post and contributing!