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If you WFH, what's your Friday afternoon like?

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OldPine · 14/06/2024 15:32

This week has been full on. 12 hour days Monday & Tuesday. Lots to sort Weds & Thursday so am not gonna lie, I'm now lying on my bed periodically tapping the track pad on my laptop while Mumsnetting and holiday shopping. DH is mowing the lawn! Anyone else taking Friday afternoon a bit easy?

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Eminybob · 14/06/2024 17:17

Mine has been a nightmare today.
I have 2 trainees in my team and have stupidly booked their weekly catch ups for a Friday afternoon (makes sense as it's to review the week gone)
Plus, I have to allocate all the work for weekend overtime and Monday, which is carnage as we are horrifically busy and having to prioritise different work streams.

So not at all relaxing. I did finish at 4.15 though so can't complain too much.

mynameiscalypso · 14/06/2024 17:10

I finish early on a Friday to pick DS up from school. It's quite nice having a hard stop at 3 rather than just faffing for the last few hours of the day. I definitely take it a bit easier on a Friday and try not have too many meetings so I can get some actual work (research/writing) done.

shuffleofftobuffalo · 14/06/2024 17:10

I do a half day on Fridays. Use the mornings for the odd 1-1 with my team and writing up weekly reports for senior leaders. Log off by 1, it's the perfect balance!

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 14/06/2024 17:09

Love Fridays.

I have loads of part time colleagues and lots of people like to take leave on a Friday.

Means I have a lovely peaceful day to think, plan, write and rarely have any meetings.

TheChosenTwo · 14/06/2024 17:07

Pretty chaotic today but had some leave to use and booked the afternoon off!
Usually it’s spent trying to finish up any reports and tidying up loose ends and I will
dedicate the afternoon to longer term projects that aren’t massively time pressured, just for slowly chipping away at.
I try and avoid any meetings being booked on a Friday.

FLOWER1982 · 14/06/2024 17:07

My company went down to a 34 hour week so I now get Friday afternoons off. Friday mornings however are very quiet! I do work as normal as I’m part time so have to get all my work done when I’m working! Feels like others may be doing what you’re doing!

fieldsofbutterflies · 14/06/2024 17:06

I work for myself and take Fridays as a half day - always done by midday at the absolute latest, today I was done by 11am. Perfect Grin

MartyFunkhouser · 14/06/2024 17:04

I always wfh on a Friday so that my husband and I can go out for lunch. I write off the afternoon. I lead a team and I’m happy for most of them (apart from admin) to do the same.

CoffeeCakeAndALattePlease · 14/06/2024 17:02

I finish at 4 on Fridays but actually I ended up working until a moment ago. I’ve been having an email and report reading blitz….

so, productive but fairly chilled.

spicysamosahotcupoftea · 14/06/2024 17:00

"I'm now lying on my bed periodically tapping the track pad on my laptop"

Is this to make people in the office think you're working when you're not?

Kneenightmare · 14/06/2024 16:14

It’s a catch up for me too. I have 121s with my team early on, clear emails and prep for next week. Currently watching tv whilst doing the latter 2!

DonnaChang · 14/06/2024 16:13

I decline meeting after 1pm on a Friday (unless absolutely critical) and encourage the same for my team.

I block-book my diary to do an admin clear down weekly from 2-4 on a Friday and then, all going well, I log off.

Stressful job, long hours- try to keep Fridays positive.

CuttingMeOpenthenHealingMeFine · 14/06/2024 16:10

Friday tends to be a catch up day after a busy week so morning tends to be actually doing all of the work I couldn’t do Mon-Thur because I’m stuck in meetings all day and then I have an earlier finish at school run time.

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