工作时间越短，效率越高？
<p><span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Bauer">Bauer</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invigorate">invigorate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="or">or</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bauer">Bauer</span>, <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Royce">Royce</span> <span word="Leather">Leather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Secaucus">Secaucus</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span>, <span word="luggage">luggage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="accessories">accessories</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="Bauer">Bauer</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workday">workday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> 15-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 45 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>.</p><p><span word="Bauer">Bauer</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="payroll">payroll</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="by">by</span> 15%.</p><p><span word="Switching">Switching</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="workday">workday</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span>: <span word="output">output</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="churning">churning</span> <span word="out">out</span> 10% <span word="to">to</span> 15% <span word="more">more</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Plus">Plus</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> — <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> — <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="Shorter">Shorter</span> <span word="workdays">workdays</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gothenburg">Gothenburg</span>, <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>. <span word="On">On</span> 1 <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="enlisting">enlisting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="staffers">staffers</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shorten">shorten</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> — <span word="work">work</span>?</p>
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