is on the job 400 more hours per year than in germany, 200 more than in france, the netherlands, the uk, and more than the average japanese. this is despite the u.s. historically being the global leader in worktime reduction and the world's first five day work week country. this was the situation when the pandemic hit which brought with it extraordinary levels of stress and burnout, the great resignation, and historically high job vacancies. in response, an increasing number of employers are shifting to an four-day 32 hour work week with no reduction in pay. i was asked to lead research on their experiences in collaboration with an ngo called two day week global. today 300 companies around the world have taken part in our trials. while the majority are white- collar firms, they do include all sectors, healthcare, mom and pop restaurants, manufacturing, construction, retail, nonprofits, i.t., finance, professional services, and even a police department in golden colorado. in the u.s., 78% of these are small businesses with 50 or fewer employees which is similar to the u.s. economy. our r