Paddy Bettington on the political radicalism of shorter working hours
In the companies I've been studying that have moved to 4-day weeks, unions have played little or no role in setting working hour or working conditions. But unions
Washington Post on the 4-day week in America
Jeff Stein at the Washington Post has a piece about the 4-day week and the lack of interest in it among American progressives and unions: In Europe, signs
The value of flexibility: What workers will pay for different kinds of flexible working arrangements
If you ask people if they like flexibility in their jobs, they generally say, yes. But do they like it more than, say, stability or benefits? Would they trade
On the Pixar theory of work
I have to start by confessing that I love LOVE LOVE Pixar movies. I think Cars and The Incredibles are fantastic, I love Finding Nemo (it's amazing how little kids at