32 is the new 40
summary
Giant Swarm implements a 32‑hour (p32) workweek across ~80 employees in 26 countries, piloting with two volunteer teams, changing on‑call schedules, excluding new joiners for four weeks, and adding ongoing retros. Results show 80% take a full day off, meetings shrink (teams report ~13 hours/month in routine meetings; company logs ~434 internal meetings/month), and hiring interest rises applications +20%. Company finds more asynchronous work but gaps in measuring business impact and team output remain, so iteration and new KPIs are underway.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:58Giant Swarm culture
- 9:30Why 32-hour week
- 14:10Pilot rollout
- 18:51Adapting policies and addressing challenges
- 23:06Employee feedback
- 28:33Long-term success
- 31:54Q&A: Salaries
- 35:36Q&A: Transparency
- 39:03Q&A: Performance
- 41:54Q&A: Productivity
- 43:20Q&A: Workload
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