LatchBio is bucking the trend of shorter schedules by requiring employees to come into the company's Mission Bay HQ Monday through Saturday.

Denis Bolkovskis

Anthropic

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San Francisco startup LatchBio has implemented a six-day workweek for its employees, aiming to boost productivity and achieve startup success. This decision has faced criticism amidst a trend of reducing workdays for better mental health and efficiency. High-profile tech investors support similar work schedules typical in China. Despite this, the six-day workweek is rare, with companies like Samsung and Greece recently adopting it in certain contexts. LatchBio's CEO claims it was a team decision, and the company offers benefits like unlimited PTO and weekly meals to offset the demanding schedule.

This San Francisco startup is mandating a six-day workweek

Question: do any of those employees have children?
Just asking because unless they provide child care, I have no idea how this should work in the long term.

any time accessibility or 24-hour work is the future. rather than being always around focus on tasks and complete it within a designated period of time and then break. not days but sessions.

In a “start-up” environment I applaud this action. I would expect a six day work week would happen anyway, so being honest and open about it is refreshing.