{"id":20000,"date":"2019-11-05T23:41:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=20000"},"modified":"2019-11-05T23:41:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T20:41:13","slug":"%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%8a%d8%ac%d8%a9-%d8%ba%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%81%d8%aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%8a%d8%ac%d8%a9-%d8%ba%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%85%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%82%d8%b9%d8%a9-%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%81%d8%aa\/","title":{"rendered":"An Unexpected Result of Microsoft\u2019s Experiment with a Shorter Workweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arrajol.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/800x530\/public\/2019\/11\/05\/336386-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%81%D8%AA2.jpg?itok=AxOKTxKY\" alt=\"Reducing the Number of Workdays at Microsoft\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Microsoft Japan\u2019s experiment to reduce the number of workdays and make schedules more flexible was a resounding success, boosting employee productivity <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and increasing sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Reducing the Number of Workdays at Microsoft<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The global company announced that it had reduced the workweek to just four days, helping boost employee productivity. Sales increased by <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">40% compared with the same month last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Among the measures the company introduced to make work more flexible was limiting meetings to a maximum of 30 minutes, as well as encouraging online conversations <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">between employees instead of face-to-face discussions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0646\u062c\u0627\u062d \u062a\u062c\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0643\u0631\u0648\u0633\u0648\u0641\u062a\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As for employees\u2019 reactions, 92% said they were satisfied with the new experiment, which limited the workweek to just four days in <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639 &#8211; \u0628\u062d\u0633\u0628 \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0628\u064a\u0631\u063a.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The agency reported that although the experiment was successful, some managers at the Japanese company still have yet to embrace the idea of changing the way they work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Some employees are also concerned that reducing the number of working days could inconvenience their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; 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