While European companies have begun experimenting with four-day workweeks, American companies have yet to adopt the practice. The Onion asked American CEOs to explain why they oppose a shorter workweek, and this is what they said.
While European companies have begun experimenting with four-day workweeks, American companies have yet to adopt the practice.asked American CEOs to explain why they oppose a shorter workweek, and this is what they said.“My employees are beautiful, and every second that I spend not looking at them is absolute agony.
”“I wouldn’t want to strain my employees by making them cram all 80 hours of the workweek into four days.”“Studies show people with two days off tend to just get drunk and watch TV, but people with three days off tend to organize nationwide militant wildcat strikes.”“If I only have enough work for one day, why should I be forced to work for three more?”“Was all for it until I found out they expected to leave the factory at some point in those four days.
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