Out Of Office

Year three of the pandemic and offices are growing emptier than ever before. Even before all of the viruses many workers have opted to work from home. White-collar workers mostly everywhere are working hybrid schedules or totally remotely. Barely anyone shows up for Fridays. Essentially, people are “out to lunch” all day long at the office on Fridays. It’s become the culture to stay at home on Fridays rather than coming in to make small talk around the water cooler. Some employers encourage it stating that they have seen a brand-new and refreshed worker with increased productivity. But some employers are looking to drag workers from their living room couches on Fridays. Bosses have reported having to lure workers in on Fridays with catered events, taco trucks, parking lot barbecues, ice cream socials, wine carts, even, and karaoke contests, all in the name of a “mandatory staff meeting.” However, I’m seeing people not showing up for Mondays as well. And don’t even let it be a holiday weekend. You may not see anyone until Tuesday or Wednesday. Mondays are said to be the second-lowest turnout day with only half of employees dropping in on Tuesdays. People want that early start to the weekend. Some begin to wind down on Thursdays, Friday Eve, or Friday Junior, or whatevs! You can’t catch a Zoom call or a training happening much anymore on a Friday but a many Do Not Disturb on emails. While some are living for the weekend and skipping Fridays at the office to run personal errands and to go to happy hours there are those working mandatory 100-hour workweeks. Straight manual labor. Either way there is still a lot of work to be done!

Sources:

https://www.yahoo.com/now/official-fridays-office-over-144808231.html