The Four-Day Week

Have you read about the companies trialling a four-day working week?

你看过那些试行每周四天工作制的公司的报道吗？

I have, and I must admit I'm rather sceptical about the whole idea.

看过，不过我得承认，我对这整个想法相当怀疑。

Apparently productivity stayed the same, while staff reported far less burnout.

听说生产率保持不变，而员工反映职业倦怠大大减少了。

That may be true for office work, but it hardly applies to hospitals or schools.

这对办公室工作也许成立，但几乎不适用于医院或学校。

Fair point, although those sectors could experiment with flexible rotas instead.

有道理，不过这些行业可以改为尝试灵活排班。

I'd also worry that people would simply cram five days of work into four.

我还担心大家只是把五天的工作塞进四天里。

The trials suggest that unnecessary meetings are usually the first thing to go.

试行结果表明，不必要的会议通常是最先被取消的。

Well, if it means fewer meetings, you might just persuade me after all.

嗯，如果意味着会议变少，你说不定还真能说服我。