Permanent three-day weekends may seem like a dream, but they're a reality for workers at Elephant Ventures.
The plan was to try out 10-hour days Monday through Thursday for two months. To see what workers thought of the new schedule, the company surveyed employees about the shift before, during and at the end of that trial period. "By the third week, it was more routine. People were really starting to have adventures and plan ahead and leveraging to make use of the three-day weekend."
Employees can make up hours on Fridays or the weekend if they aren't able to get in their hours in four days."We trust people to fill in the gaps if they missed hours," Shectman said. The extra day allows him to get personal commitments and errands done, and spend more quality time with his children."It is breathing room ... where I can sit down and keep our life in order," he said.Along with the schedule change, the company aimed to make meetings more efficient and try not to schedule meetings before 9:00 am. Having those first two hours of the day open for deep work has been a boon for productivity, Shectman said.