A Four-Day Work Week: Would It Really Work?

Greg, do you have a minute before the meeting?

Greg，開會前你有空一下嗎？

Sure, as long as it's quick. What's up?

可以啊，快一點就好。什麼事？

I've been reading about the four-day work week!

我最近一直在看四天工作制的資料！

Oh no. I had a feeling this was coming.

喔不。我就知道你會提這個。

Come on, just hear me out for five minutes.

拜託，聽我講五分鐘就好。

Fine. But who answers the phones on Fridays?

好吧。但星期五誰來接電話？

Our clients don't stop working just because we do.

我們休息，客戶可不會跟著休息。

That's fair, but we could split the team.

有道理，不過我們可以把團隊拆開。

Half of us take Monday off, half take Friday.

一半的人星期一休，另一半星期五休。

And what about deadlines? We're already stretched thin.

那截止期限怎麼辦？我們現在就已經忙不過來了。

Actually, there was a big trial in the UK.

其實，英國做過一次大規模的試驗。

Around sixty companies tried it for six months in 2022.

2022年，大約60家公司試行了6個月。

Really? And how did that turn out?

真的嗎？那結果怎麼樣？

Most of them decided to keep it afterwards!

後來大部分公司都決定繼續實施！

Wait, most of them? Not just a handful?

等一下，大部分？不是只有幾家？

Exactly. People said they felt far less burned out.

沒錯。大家都說倦怠感少了很多。

And honestly, think about how many meetings we have.

而且老實說，想想我們要開多少會。

Don't remind me. I had four of them yesterday.

別提了。我昨天就開了四個。

With four days, we'd have to cut the pointless ones.

只上四天班的話，我們就得砍掉那些沒用的會。

Okay, I'll admit that part sounds tempting.

好吧，我承認這點聽起來滿誘人的。

But if a client complains, it lands on my desk.

可是如果有客戶投訴，最後都是我要扛。

I understand. That's why we should measure everything.

我懂。所以我們應該把每一項都量化。

Response times, sales, and how stressed people feel.

回覆速度、業績，還有大家壓力有多大。

And if the numbers drop, we go straight back?

那如果數字下滑，我們就馬上改回來？

Absolutely. No hard feelings, I promise.

當然。絕不記恨，我保證。

You've clearly done your homework, Hannah.

Hannah，看得出來你功課做得很足。

Here's my offer. Three months, one team only.

我的提議是：3個月，只試一個團隊。

Seriously? You're actually willing to try it?

真的假的？你真的願意試試看？

Let's start with yours, since it was your idea.

就從你的團隊開始吧，畢竟是你出的主意。

Deal! I'll set up the tracking this week.

一言為定！我這週就把追蹤數據的方式弄好。

But if Friday turns into chaos, you're answering the phones.

不過要是星期五亂成一團，電話就你來接。

Fair enough! Thank you for giving it a chance, Greg.

很公平！謝謝你願意給它一次機會，Greg。

Don't thank me yet. Let's see what the numbers say.

先別謝我。看數字怎麼說吧。