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Internal Memo Proposing a Pilot for Four-Day Workweeks
You are a team lead at a 120-person software company. Employee survey results show rising burnout and difficulty retaining experienced staff. The executive team is open to experimentation but worries that any schedule change could hurt customer support coverage, product delivery timelines, and fairness across departments.
Write an internal memo to the executive team proposing a 3-month pilot of a four-day workweek. Your memo should:
- recommend whether the pilot should use a 32-hour week or a compressed 40-hour schedule, and justify the choice
- explain expected benefits and likely risks
- outline how the pilot would work across engineering, sales, customer support, and operations
- include 3 measurable success metrics
- address fairness concerns for teams whose work requires live coverage
- end with a clear recommendation and next steps
Constraints:
- Write in a professional, persuasive tone for senior leaders
- Keep it between 400 and 600 words
- Do not use tables or bullet points; write as a memo with headings and paragraphs only
- Do not cite external studies or statistics; reason from the scenario only
