Verkkonicole miller, who works in human resources at buffer, also cited “the principle of work expanding to the time you give it”: When we have 40 hours of work. Verkkowith more power, leisure could break free from the hold of economic logic, expanding people’s freedom to lead a wider variety of lives. Verkkobut it took the great depression to make 40 hours the norm. Government saw a shorter workweek as a way to fight the massive unemployment. Verkkothe trend is gaining traction in australia and europe, says dale whelehan, ceo of 4 day week global, which coaches companies through the. So we see men taking on greater levels of responsibilities in household or parenting. Verkkothe demands of some are particularly ambitious. One idea, long batted about by trade unions and certain economists, is that people can work for.
