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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Brazil's TikTok-born workplace revolution fights for more than one free day a week

Rick Azevedo, a resident of Rio de Janeiro, had been going from job to job for 12 years. All his positions had one thing in common: six consecutive work days, with one day off. On a Sunday night in 2023, consumed by exhaustion, he told himself that enough was enough. His boss had just called to ask him to come in early to his Monday shift as a pharmacy assistant. Feeling powerless and angry, the Brazilian grabbed his phone and logged into TikTok to vent.
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Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says AI will shorten our workweek | TechCrunch

AI assistants can shorten the workweek to three or four days within five years by automating communication, meetings, email, and collaboration.
Productivity
fromTechCrunch
7 months ago

Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us so productive, we should get a 4-day work week | TechCrunch

Senator Sanders advocates for using AI productivity gains to reduce the workweek to 32 hours, benefiting workers' personal lives.
Sanders calls for a shift in how technology profits are shared, emphasizing benefits for workers over shareholders.
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