Microsoft; Reduced working days, Improved Productivity
In order to mitigate the 'culture of overwork' in Japan, Microsoft introduced a "Work-Life Choice Challenge" which required the companies to give an extra day off to its employees every week i.e Friday and encouraged employees to replace conventional meetings altogether with the use of an online messaging app. This plummeted the productivity of employees by 40% while simultaneously reducing the number of hours employees spent at work.
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