Right? We are literally in the 21st century, but still cling to the ideals and customs of the industrial revolution.

i think 4 days work week is being tested on many places. would be cool if it becomes a norm.

weekend wednesday with saturday and sunday also as weekends

Ford was innovative because he used the scientific method to find out how long the work-week should be from a factory-owners perspective.
And then he set it to that.
If you’re a cog in a wheel in a factory that is still the ideal work-week from your owners perspective, sorry.

Unions and threats. The haymarket affair was for this too and it’s anniversary is Labor Day in most of the world