Eric Siu breaks down a Wall Street Journal report on 50 German companies testing a 4-day workweek. A former securities trader running a Greek fast-food chain in Berlin questions whether it actually helps businesses, while Germany stagnates and Greece grows.
50 German companies right now are piloting the 4-day workweek. I think it's from Wall Street Journal. I took a screenshot. So meanwhile, in Germany, 50 companies are piloting a 4-day workweek, aiming to determine whether less work and full pay might be appealing to workers. The EU expects the Greek economy to grow by 2.2% this year, while the German economy hasn't grown since 2019. A former securities trader who now runs Aplo, a popular Greek fast food restaurant with 2 locations in Berlin, he says, I employ quite a few Greeks, also Italians and Spaniards. Germans less. They know the system well, and when you do, you tend to abuse the system. So basically, Greek Greece was in trouble financially a while back. It spurred a lot of the Bitcoin boom back in the day. Now they're growing. It's because the hard work is back right now. Germany, in this case, they're trying to say, hey, like 4-day workweek. I think it's good for people, but I think it's bad for companies. And ultimately, companies help drive jobs. They help drive the economy. We've seen this experiment a couple of times, and some European companies have said this has been good, but this is showing maybe not so much.
