Journalists (as a whole) are some of the worst when it comes to referencing. “A report from organisation found…” yes, okay, what’s it called, when was I released, better yet LINK THE DAMN REPORT.
Journalists, why you so bad at this?
Comment on Germany’s four-day work week proves to be a massive hit
justsomeguy@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s a bit misleading to phrase it as they did. Germany didn’t trial this. A few companies in Germany did. How many? Well fuck me if I know because the author does their best to keep any absolute numbers out of the article. I’m all for reducing work time since our productivity has easily risen enough to allow for that (once we eat the rich) but don’t try to sugarcoat it.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
flyingSock@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
all i can remember is vw and/or porsche trialing this a while back
Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
Few enough that I can’t find anything about it apart from some forum. And I’m right next door. Not even my german friends an hour away mentioned it.
kerf@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes, I feel like this happens when these articles pop up from time to time. Like, it’s a good thing a few companies are trying it out successfully, you don’t have to falsely make it sound like the whole country switched