Here are the top four-day workweek positions currently available, including openings at startups and tech giants.
Henry Ford introduced the five-day workweek in 1926, thus it has taken close to 100 years for a practical substitute to appear in the form of certain businesses offering a four-day workweek.
Few inventions from a century ago have remained as prevalent as the 40-hour workday, which is why proponents of the four-day workweek contend that it is past time to switch to a more progressive model.
Trials and research back them up, indicating that staff members who work one fewer day per week are not only happier and healthier but also more productive.
In light of the foregoing, we’ve compiled a list of the most recent and desirable four-day workweek job openings that are available as of October 2023. Along with more openings at newer, more boutique-style organizations, they also offer open positions at well-known companies like Bolt, Kickstarter, and Awin.
ThredUp
In 2020, ThredUp, an online retailer of previously owned items, began operating on a four-day schedule as part of a one-year trial prompted by the pandemic.
After observing better worker morale and productivity throughout the pilot, the corporation announced a four-day workweek would become a permanent part of life at the company a year later.
The publicly traded brand is already well-known, particularly among Gen Z consumers, and it now seems to have an even more promising future after recently announcing ties with both the venerable department store Bloomingdales and the multinational powerhouse H&M.
ThreadUp is currently advertising for several jobs, including:
- Data analyst (multiple vacancies)
- Software Engineer (multiple vacancies)
- Payroll Manager
- General Ledger Accountant
- Growth Marketing Specialist
Bolt
The fintech business Bolt began last year by declaring the change permanent after implementing a four-day workweek experiment successfully over three months in 2021.
Both the workforce and management were extremely pleased with the trial: 87% of managers thought that production levels were effectively maintained, and 94% of the staff wanted the pilot to continue.
One of the most accommodating employers out there, Bolt also has a “Remote First” policy for location and office attendance.
Here are the roles Bolt is currently looking to fill.
- Lead Business Development Representative
- Senior Engineering Manager
- Senior Product Manager (multiple vacancies)
- Senior LLM Technologist
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer – NGC Cloud
Kickstarter
The well-known crowdfunding site Kickstarter is also one of the biggest businesses that adopt a flexible four-day workweek.
According to Kickstarter, “most” of its more than 900 global employees now work a four-day week after the company decided to stick with the schedule after taking part in the 4 Day Week Global six-month trial.
According to Chief Strategy Officer Jon Leleland, “Work was consuming a significant amount of our time without much output. Reducing the number of hours that people worked was only logical.
Based on these open positions, Kickstarter might have a four-day workweek job for you whether you’re a developer or a lawyer:
- Senior iOS Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Legal Counsel
- Senior Product Designer (multiple vacancies)
Wanderlust
An outdoor-oriented IT company called The Wanderlust Group has been working a four-day week since 2020 and took part in some of the early research on the subject.
Wanderlust runs on a Tuesday to Friday schedule and is entirely remote, making it a wonderful fit for anyone who appreciates flexibility in their work schedule.
After switching to a four-day workweek, the company reported good earnings and growth, underscoring the point that putting in more hours doesn’t necessarily equate to producing better results.
There are currently a few intriguing job openings at Wanderlust:
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering
- Senior Product Manager, POS
Awin
After a successful pilot run, Awin, a global affiliate marketing platform, made its four-day “Flexi-Week” permanent earlier in 2023.
The company conducted an intensive 18-month four-day workweek trial phase with over 1,300 employees dispersed over 17 offices all over the world, and it understands that a four-day workweek is appropriate for its business model.
It also discovered that “regrettable employee turnover decreased by 33% and sick leave days decreased by 21%” throughout the trial, in addition to reporting growth in gross earnings over the time period.
These Awin jobs in the US, along with many more throughout the company’s whole global workforce, are now classified as open positions.
- Account Executive (multiple vacancies)
- New Business Operations Executive
DNSFilter
An AI-driven cybersecurity startup called DNSFilter adopted a four-day workweek permanently in 2021.
Employees at the company work a 32-hour week followed by a 40-hour week in a rotating shift-style workweek. Customers benefit from five-day coverage thanks to this, while employees enjoy two three-day weekends per month in addition to full salaries and benefits packages.
Although it might not be nearly as “complete” as some other companies’ four-day week solutions, it serves DNSFilter’s purposes.
The DNSFilter website presently lists the following positions as being actively recruited:
- Backend Software Engineer
- Business Development Representative
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer
- Marketing Operations Manager
- Senior Product Marketing Manager
