第一个提出每周5天工作制的是美国汽车商亨利·福特。早在1926年,他就在他的汽车公司里实行了每周5天工作制。他认为,假如工人有更多的休息时间,就可以花费更多的钱,这对经济发展是大有好处的。然而,当时的其他企业界老板却不同意享利·福特的做法,批评他给予工人太多的休息时间;不过,也有一些企业开始仿效,使每周5天工作制迅速在美国传开。30年代,美国经济发生了大萧条。美国人买东西的钱不多,对商品和服务的需求也不 The first car to work 5 days a week is American automaker Henry Ford. As early as 1926, he practiced five days a week in his car company. He believes that if the workers have more rest time, they can spend more money, which is of great benefit to economic development. However, other business owners at the time disagreed with Henry Ford’s approach and criticized him for giving workers too much time off; however, some companies started to follow suit, allowing the workday system to spread rapidly in the United States five days a week. In the 1930s, the Great Depression occurred in the U.S. economy. Americans do not have much money to buy, and there is not a demand for goods and services