We recently announced to our team we’re moving to a four day work week, permanently. We’ve actually been practicing the 4 Day Work Week all of August as a test. But, being able to announce our full transition from five days to four is very exciting.

A few of our team members shared their experience moving to a 4 Day Work Week on LinkedIn (Read Derek Elliott’s, Lee Waltham’s and Alexandra Martin’s). They highlighted their initial thoughts (and some hesitations) along with some of the benefits they had not initially predicted.

The response from our external peers and industry has been overwhelmingly positive.

We wanted to provide a bit more context for people who are interested in exploring this concept at their own workplaces. 

Our goal continues to be to give back some needed time and space to refresh – rejuvenate the creative brain and increase quality, innovation and productivity. We chose to “close” our agency on Fridays and encouraged our team to use this time in a way that makes the most sense to them. Whether for personal or professional development, to spend time with family, to catch up on priorities – whatever gives each team member the space to be more balanced, grounded and focused over all.  

Some things did not change and we needed help from our team:

1. As always, our culture requires a high level of personal accountability from all team members. 

2. Communication is key. We trust that our team will connect with their peers and managers about their workload and how this new work week is working for them.

3. Our salaries, flex culture, unlimited vacation and benefits will not be impacted by this change.

4. We encourage our team to take advantage of our flex culture and work where and when they work best.

Roll-out:

Our People & Culture Team led by Suzanne Pringle worked on this new initiative. Check out our LinkedIn Video here to find out how the roll-out went featuring Justine Dechaine (Operations Manager) and Lee Waltham (Co-Founder & Managing Partner).