The 40-hour workweek has revealed itself as one of those historical norms that struggle to find relevance for many businesses in today’s society. While the 40-hour workweek has noble origins, its functional application is a stretch for most knowledge workers in 2020. The labor movement brought about the societal revelation that 100-hour workweeks weren’t sustainable or healthy and Henry Ford was able to prove that working people more than 40 hours had no real marginal gain on manufacturing lines. This eventually brought about The Fair Labor Standards act in 1940 which created the existing paradigm we are still operating under today.