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Thank God It’s ... Thursday? These Philly companies have embraced the four-day work week

Local businesses including Insomnia Cookies, Philly Marketing Labs and Metropolitan Acoustics are confident that they can get all their work done in four days and give some time back to employees.

Julian Plotnick of Roxborough juggles on Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia on a Friday afternoon. Plotnick is an employee of Metropolitan Acoustics who works on a 4-day work week, with no work on Fridays. His individual experiment with the new work arrangement inspired his CEO to implement it for the whole company.
Julian Plotnick of Roxborough juggles on Forbidden Drive in Philadelphia on a Friday afternoon. Plotnick is an employee of Metropolitan Acoustics who works on a 4-day work week, with no work on Fridays. His individual experiment with the new work arrangement inspired his CEO to implement it for the whole company.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer