This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Serious-Hearing-9661 on 2025-06-29 00:59:44+00:00.

Original Title: TIL: Microsoft tried a 4-day workweek in Japan as part of a “Work Life Choice Challenge” by shutting down offices every Friday. Productivity, measured by sales per employee, increased by almost 40% compared to the previous period the previous year.