Microsoft Japan Reports Productivity Boost After Testing 4-Day Week

The video discusses the impact of a four-day workweek on employee work-life balance, highlighting Microsoft's initiative in Japan to prevent overwork. It notes that similar global efforts have improved employee happiness and efficiency. In the US, companies are adopting flexible schedules to attract and retain talent, with studies showing higher productivity when working fewer hours.

What was the main goal of Microsoft's four-day workweek experiment?

• To increase the number of working hours

• To improve employee work-life balance

• To reduce company expenses

• To test new technology

What is 'koroshi' in the context of Japanese work culture?

• A productivity tool

• Death by overwork

• A traditional Japanese festival

• A type of work benefit

What have similar initiatives around the world reported?

• Higher company costs

• Lower productivity

• Increased employee happiness and efficiency

• Decreased employee satisfaction

Why are some US companies offering flexible schedules?

• To improve employee work-life balance

• To increase working hours

• To reduce the number of employees

• To decrease employee salaries

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, when is productivity highest?

• When people work at night

• When people work on weekends

• When people work fewer hours

• When people work more hours