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Re:Microsoft Japan’s 4-day workweek experiment sees producti... by Zenst on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @04:22AM (#21919888)
That does make sense and the only comparison I'm aware of would be a remote worker who you are just not going to start sending printed pages or faxes etc compared to digital forms, and in those case will often see closer to 100% reduction (alas some things need physical signatures).
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Re:Microsoft Japan’s 4-day workweek experiment sees producti... by radicalbyte on Tuesday December 31, 2019 @04:28AM (#21919906)
I'm speaking from experience in UK/Sweden vs what I see in The Netherlands.

In some of the large organizations I've worked at it was the culture to distribute anything "official" - draft documents, meeting notes, presentations for meetings etc - in printed forms to a surprisingly large number of people.

Since I moved to mainland Europe - where a four-day working week is very much the norm for people with kids in high skill jobs - I have yet to encounter this practice.

Technology might also be playing a roll here, but large organizations have this tendency to fight any kind of change tooth and nail, it only seems to happen when it is forced.

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