Table 4.

Participants’ negative responses to the success situation of flexible working or a 4-day workweek in Turkey.

Code	Participant Responses
P5	“It can be abused by employees. The concepts of work discipline and work-life balance should be well understood by employees. In addition, employers may apply to mobbing and increase the workload as it will make the employee work less. In other words, employers also can abuse this situation.”
P7	“It creates uncertainty, I don't think it will be successful. It may be successful in business lines where workforce and standardization are sufficient. However, it cannot be successful in manufacturing. To be successful in manufacturing, the workforce capacity must be sufficient. Scope should be determined, analyses should be made for business lines, it should be investigated whether there is sufficient workforce capacity for these business lines. If not, can workforce adequacy be provided with education, this situation should also be examined.”
P20	“Such a thing is not possible in Turkey. We are a civilization that grows as we produce; if we stop producing, the economy will become out of balance. In our country, where hot money is returned, daily money is needed, and if we do not work even for a day, we will be adversely affected by this situation.”
P31	“Leaving the workplace can lower commitment to the job and the organization; employee engagement may decline as a result of alienation from the organization, it may have a negative impact on organizational belonging, and collaboration amongst employees may decline. It is necessary to research both its economic and social implications.”