Give up work socials and relationships with colleagues? Yes, if it means a four-day workweek, said 46% of workers interviewed by global recruitment firm Robert Walters.

Four-day weeks are popular with workers with a large majority, 89%, saying they would like their employer to implement a four-day week. It also tops the poll of most-desirable perks when applying for a job, with 44% reporting it would hold the most appeal to them on a job description. It was followed by the ability to work from anywhere, cited by 38%.

On the other hand, only 16% said they would choose a pay increase of between 10% and 15% over the option of a four-day week.

“With higher awareness of well-being and work-life balance, some companies had trialed a 4.5 work week, while some implemented an ‘alternative four-day work week’ or ‘summer Friday off, arrangement,” said John Mullally, managing director of Robert Walters Hong Kong. “It’s too early to say the long-term impact of these measures — but with 46% of professionals willing to forego socials and business relationships, companies should be mindful that poor company culture comes at a price.”

An experimental four-day workweek trial that took place in the UK, Europe and North America earlier this year seemed to be a success, Mullally said. Still, 49% of UK employees in the experiment reported no change in the typical amount of overtime they work and 17% reported more overtime. In addition, 22% reported an increase in burnout symptoms and only 2% said workload had decreased.

While a four-day workweek may have a place in business, it may not be the silver bullet to increase productivity and improve well-being as first thought, the company noted.

Robert Walters’ poll included 2,000 professionals from around the world.