Those are the only two days you could have picked where it wouldn't make a difference. Either way you have 4 consecutive days of work followed by 3 free days.
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Tuesday would immediately become the new Monday and everyone would get the Monday scaries. The start of a series of work days will always be a bummer, no matter what you call it.
We did four 10s at my last job, rotating every quarter whether you had off Monday or Friday. Personally I much preferred working the quieter Monday to the boring Friday. Tuesday became the new Monday as thatβs when everyone was back in office. I didnβt feel the quiet Monday when you had half-ish the staff working was too bad, but the quiet Fridays really dragged. Quiet Monday was a nice ramp up to Tuesday, I got a lot of shit done on those Mondays.
Iβd say there is a difference to which day you choose off. It doesnβt seem like there would be a difference but I definitely felt it.
Ok, I wasn't considering a rotation where the workplace would be partially staffed Mondays and Fridays. That makes a lot of sense. I was imagining everyone having off Saturday-Mondthatn a more universal weekend, which I think would not be practical for getting things accomplished. In that case I see what you mean about Mondays.
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Why in the world would you pick any other day?
I wouldn't be opposed to the idea of having wednesday intermission instead of a 3 day weekend.
But the proper thing to do would calculate which weekedays have the least amount of fixed holidays and then pick one of those.
Here's an idea: let the individual workers choose which day works best for them.
That would mean giving control to individuals. If RTO mandates have taught me anything... Corporate loves control.
My bet is, it'll be Saturday that goes, finally achieving a 6-day work week.
Someoneβs got a bad case of the Tuesdays.
You get your ass kicked for saying something like that.
Wednesday
If those 4 days also mean 12 hour days, than im not too sure if I'd want thay
I worked a couple 12 hour shifts before, and they left me even more miserably than work usually did
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Friday is already a holiday here , I want Thursday to join holidays....
I'm lucky to have been able to experiment a bit with this as my work is flexible and I'm in a pretty good bargaining position. I also do a fair bit of unpaid work out of hours.
Having either Friday or Monday I've found to be little different. Having alternating Fridays and Mondays is pretty awesome, 4 days on, 2 off, 4 on, 4 off.
There's a lot to be said for a mid week day off too. I'm looking at moving to a new employer and hoping to go negotiate a 3 day week, maybe Mon-Tues-Thur for example which will be heaven if I can pull it off.
Fuck Monday right off I'm invested in Tuesday hate
If we all have the same schedule, Friday, if it varies, Monday. I can get stuff done and everyone is tired and grumpy so I don't have to talk a bunch. People are too... Talkative on Fridays.
Unless you do something special depending on the day (like going to church on Sundays), aren't the two options the same? They are both 4 up 3 down periods.
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I'd willingly want to move down to 4-day weeks in some year even with the reduced salary. I'm privileged enough to afford it, and the time regained is absolutely worth the loss in salary and future pension. I'd like alternating Mondays and Fridays, so every 2 weeks you get a 4-day weekend.
"When"? Lol.
I appreciate your optimisim but at least in the USA, this is never happening.
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For football fans, the answer is Monday.
I work Sunday through Thursday.