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Momentum for a four-day workweek has been building and some companies have begun to implement the schedule. Employers and employees have found success with the model and may never go back to the traditional five days.

OAKLAND, California — It’s after noon on a recent Wednesday, and the kitchen and patio at ThredUp’s Oakland headquarters are packed. Employees are eating lunch and chatting around a long table in the kitchen. Smaller groups are clustered outside and enjoying a sunny spring day after weeks of rain. But

Efficiency and time management are key when you’re on a four-day work schedule, as the more than 250 corporate employees at ThredUp are.

The pandemic changed expectations of work-life balance. A small but growing group of companies has started a four-day week to improve that balance.