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Adam is getting paid to take today off. Is the four-day week the future of work?

On Wednesday mornings, Adam Lade wanders down to the local golf course, plays nine holes and tries to explain to the other club members why he's not working that day, but still getting paid.

"Everyone else there during the week is over 70," the 25-year-old said.

"They just scoff at the four-day week because it's like a New Age thing, like, 'You couldn't have done that in my day.'"

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