A three-day weekend sounds like the same idea as a four-day work week, but Debbie Bailey says the difference changes everything. The co-CEO of Four Day Week Global has watched employees hit week three of a four-day schedule and describe a physical weight lifting off their shoulders, and she lays out the planning it actually takes to get there.
That extra day plays out in stages, dentist appointments and garden time early on, then hobbies and volunteering once the backlog clears. Debbie explains why splitting rest days across the week doesn’t deliver the same reset as three in a row, and how one Canadian household turned an extra Monday into shared time together.
For anyone who has wondered what they would actually do with a guaranteed day back, or wants to know if a four-day week holds up outside an office, this conversation gets specific.
Topics: three-day weekend, four-day week, work-life balance, stat holidays, workplace redesign
GUEST: Debbie Bailey | fourdayweek.com
Originally aired on2026-08-18
