Case Study - Welcome to the Jungle
This is an excellent report which is a must read. Here the team at Welcome to the Jungle share not only how they ran their successful pilot, but give great insights into how you can too.
Experimenting with new work practices is a subject of interest for all Welcome to the Jungle employees. The company decided to adopt the four-day work week for five months, from June to October 2019. At the end of the test, Welcome to the Jungle adopted the four-day work week schedule, without impacting salaries.
86 Employees, average age 30 years old
Carefully structured experiment with outside key partners to provide methodology and research
Experiment was 5 months
“Testing out the four-day week was a successful experience at Welcome to the Jungle, not only in terms of economic results but also in terms of well-being.”
Key Learnings
Improve meetings preparation
Expect exceptions to the rule
Use the right supporting tools
Identifying opportunities for efficiency
Prioritise and communicate
Be patient
