Millennials Want a 4-Day Workweek, , Poll Indicates.<br />Redfield and Wilton Strategies recently conducted a poll for 'Newsweek' to find <br />out how Americans feel about the idea of moving toward a four-day workweek.<br />4,000 U.S. voters were <br />surveyed between April 6 and 7.<br />63% were in favor of a four-day workweek.<br />46% think the model makes <br />employees more productive.<br />Out of all age groups surveyed, <br />millennials accounted for 74% of those <br />who want to work less hours.<br />Of that 74%, 44% "were strongly in favor of a shorter working week," 'Newsweek' reports.<br />50% of people born in 1964 and before supported a four-day workweek.<br />The results come as more companies are adopting shorter workweeks, and politicians are pushing to advance the trend in Congress.<br />The results come as more companies are adopting shorter workweeks, and politicians are pushing to advance the trend in Congress.<br />The sad reality is, Americans now <br />work more hours than the people <br />of most other wealthy nations, Bernie Sanders, via March 2024 health committee hearing.<br />Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO of non-profit JVS, called a 5-day, 40-hour workweek outdated.<br />The five-day workweek was created in a <br />different time. It served its purpose, but <br />today's world is more fast-paced and <br />technology-driven than our workplace <br />predecessors could have imagined, Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO of non-profit JVS, via 'Newsweek'.<br />Since implementing a <br />four-day workweek, our <br />results have been incredible. , Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO of non-profit JVS, via 'Newsweek'.<br />We've found our employees are more <br />productive, report better work-life balance, <br />and experience less burnout. Incredibly, our <br />turnover rate has been cut nearly in half, Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, CEO of non-profit JVS, via 'Newsweek'
