Safeguard Global’s four-day workweek looked like a win—until burnout and secret Friday work pushed its CEO to ditch the mandate

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:29:32 UTCUpdated Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:29:32 UTCOriginal reporting: Fortune

What happened

Bjorn Reynolds, Safeguard Global’s CEO and founder, shares the lessons he learned from his company’s four-day workweek pilot.

Key facts

Reported by Fortune and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:29:32 UTC.

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