So I’m writing this from my apartment this morning as I sit here in the dark, topless, and in my PJ’s and can’t help but think about how awesome it is to be off on a Wednesday. See one of the few things I actually like about my job is that I’m on a flexible schedule, meaning that I can make my hours whatever I want them to be within a few restrictions (can’t work past 7 or on weekends without approval). All they really care about is that I’ve logged my required 80 hours during a given pay period and that my boss knows what my hours are going to be (which we keep updated in a spreadsheet on the shared drive).
I started taking Wednesdays off and working longer hours Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri about 6 weeks ago because I was being a bad lazy student and not getting all of my work done over the weekend (my TV and PS3 were feeling neglected so I naturally had to spend quality time with them). It’s worked out great because by Wednesday I’ve been working for 2 days so I’m out of “weekend mode” for the most part, so I could actually concentrate on finishing my assignments. But it’s also had one other benefit that I’ve really loved, which is that I only work 2 days in a row now–and then I’m off. Not answering emails, not helping contractors get paid, not helping people do simple stuff in excel, not using that dinosaur of a database, not doing any of that crap. It makes the work week seem soooo much faster.
While most people on flexible schedules tend to use their flex time to have 3 day weekends (I used to), I highly encourage you to try Wednesdays if you’re allowed. The psychological joy of knowing you only have to put up with your job for 2 days before you get to be at home again is so powerful. Not to mention that when you have errands to run it’s nice being able to run them in the middle of a weekday when everyone else is at work.
Just felt like sharing (OK and maybe bragging just a little).
