It can't be understated how much work gets done when it's understood that nobody's leaving until something is done.

I'm considering piloting a 40 hour work week that consists of only 2 work days.

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Nobody is leaving until something is done sounds like a toxic environment.

Startups aren't for everyone, but I give excellent references

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Sure it sounds toxic, but it's balanced out by the fact that it's only 2 days a week. I believe that people would get more done in 2 days than they would in 5 if they knew they got the rest of the week off after. Win-win for company and employee.

Obviously this is dependent on the type of job/company.

I’ve been around long enough to realize that everyone works at different pace. Forcing people to do what they don’t like will only make them quit or do a poor job.

I agree this depends a lot on so many factors like the type of work, work environment, team cohesiveness, company culture and pace, the person calling the shots and so much more. I am also a proponent of a shorter work week. But I know that 2 of my days are not the same as 2 of someone else’s days as I’m usually ultra productive. Hard to say how to best balance highly productive and less productive people on the same team - my guess is take slow and reduce work hours gradually to see how people handle it.