How a 4-Day Workweek Boosted Productivity 40 Percent

Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions · Jun 24, 2026 · 12m · transcript

Episode 71 of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo dives into the surprising results of a year-long trial at a mid-sized tech consultancy that switched to a four-day workweek without cutting pay. Lucas and Luna unpack the data: revenue grew 38%, employee turnover dropped by half, and sick days fell 25%. But they also examine the hidden costs — client pushback, scheduling complexity, and the risk of employees cramming five days of work into four. Using real metrics from the trial, they explore whether shorter weeks actually force better prioritization or simply shift the burnout timeline. Listeners…