Occupational pathologist Aleksey Khorobrykh: a four-day week increases the efficiency of employees 
account of good rest and flexible scheduling opportunities. Such reasons for the transition to a reduced work schedule were named by a neurologist, occupational pathologist, director of the Yekaterinburg Center for Medical Initiatives Alexei Khorobrykh. His words are quoted by the authors of the New Society project.
According to the Khorobrikhs, the four-day working week is preferable primarily for the older generation. An experienced specialist is able to solve a problem faster than a young one, but he also needs more rest. Therefore, forcing him to spend the same amount of time at work is fraught with the loss of a valuable employee, and this, among other things, generates a shortage of personnel.
“Otherwise, the loss of this specialist, his burnout, his adjustment to a new working day will occur more and more slowly and slower. As a result, he will say: “I am tired, I am already old, I am retired, why am I working?” – explained the head of the center.
As an example of the successful introduction of a four-day week, the expert cited his company, which deals with occupational examinations, medical examinations, and medical commissions. Its employees have been working in this mode for several years and, according to the head, do not lose in efficiency compared to the five-day period. If when starting a business in 2012, Tuesday as a day off turned out to be forced, then the advantages of such a scheme became obvious.
“Previously, when a person worked and did not rest, two objects were an exception, but now we can carry out a prophylactic examination in two places during the day. Therefore, we did not feel a big drop in the number of examined people. On the contrary, analyzing the last few years of work at the base, we even increased the intensity of work, “he stressed.
Earlier, a survey of the SuperJob job search service showed that Russians were divided in their attitude to the idea of a four-day work week. A third of respondents (34 percent) believe that in this case they will lose in income, and 44 percent were in favor of changes. At the same time, 63 percent of respondents believe that they will complete the same amount of work in four working days as in five, and 24 percent believe that they will not be able to do everything.
The prospect of switching to a four-day working week has become one of the central themes of the cycle “New Society” – a large-scale project “Lenta.ru”, dedicated to the changes that have already begun in Russia or will occur in the coming decades. They talk about the attitude of Russians to the environment, consumption processes, work schedules and the impact of society on climate change.