The Seven-Day Weekend, by Ricardo Semler is a 2003 non-fiction book about changing the nature of work, with a case study of the management changes at Semler's family-owned business, Semco.

The book has been described as challenging conventional approaches to work by advocating corporate anarchy.

"[1] The book is written in an easy-to-read, conversational style,[2] but Rocco Forte's review, notes that the ideas within couldn't work for most businesses and that Semler does not accurately assess or appreciate the years of success in other businesses using traditional approaches.

[3] Alan Timothy's review focuses on the lack of coverage of any downsides to the Semco way of working,[4] and others have highlighted the gimmickry of making people work harder by providing rest hammocks, and attempting to beat recession through ultra-liberalism.

[6] It has been published with varying subtitles including: Despite the related title, it is not associated with Stefan Smith's book, The 7-day Weekend: Finding the Work you Love (East Roseville, NSW: Simon & Schuster Australia, 2000).