So does nobody work Fridays anymore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I WFH (so does my DH) and we’ll often go out to lunch on Fridays. I’ll also sometimes fit in a Target run or a trip to the grocery store sometime on Friday before the crush of the weekend. So yeah, OP, we’re all trying to do what you do!

Not exactly like OP, who said that she SAH. So she’s not pretending to WFH on Fridays, drawing a paycheck, while actually at the grocery store and Target to beat the weekend crowds.

Will never understand this type of jealousy. Who hurt you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I WFH (so does my DH) and we’ll often go out to lunch on Fridays. I’ll also sometimes fit in a Target run or a trip to the grocery store sometime on Friday before the crush of the weekend. So yeah, OP, we’re all trying to do what you do!

Not exactly like OP, who said that she SAH. So she’s not pretending to WFH on Fridays, drawing a paycheck, while actually at the grocery store and Target to beat the weekend crowds.

How embarrassing that you don’t understand what flexing hours is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I WFH (so does my DH) and we’ll often go out to lunch on Fridays. I’ll also sometimes fit in a Target run or a trip to the grocery store sometime on Friday before the crush of the weekend. So yeah, OP, we’re all trying to do what you do!

Not exactly like OP, who said that she SAH. So she’s not pretending to WFH on Fridays, drawing a paycheck, while actually at the grocery store and Target to beat the weekend crowds.

Adorbs, you think you know how modern employment works, probably from your hubbie? He actually could come home earlier, wonder why he doesn’t…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I try to keep my meetings light on both Mondays and Fridays (my wfh days) so I can do laundry, errands and organizational stuff before/after the weekend.

This is why they called RTO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I SAH and try to run all my errands M-Th because lately I have noticed that shopping on Fridays it might as well be Sat or Sun as far as crowds are concerned. Do people just not work Fridays any more? My husband certainly does, and works a full day at that. Yes I know next week is off school for many, but I notice this often on Fridays, not just today.

Congrats to your DH on working Fridays I guess? You have a weirdly judgy tone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work fridays and often take an hour or so off in the middle of the day for errands. I end up working until around 7pm and for a couple hours on the weekend so my employer gets plenty of my time.

ok, Jan, nice story

[Anonymous]

Don’t worry there was a lot of traffic on 495 from 3:30 onwards

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I try to keep my meetings light on both Mondays and Fridays (my wfh days) so I can do laundry, errands and organizational stuff before/after the weekend.

Sounds like a ringing endorsement for RTO.

Two promotions and consistent Above Strong ratings in the past 5 years, but thanks for your concern!

I enjoy my in-office days, but some of us don’t require babysitting all day every day.

It’s not a matter of babysitting. By your own description, you spent a large part of your WFH days doing non-work stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I try to keep my meetings light on both Mondays and Fridays (my wfh days) so I can do laundry, errands and organizational stuff before/after the weekend.

This is why they called RTO

Um, no. They called RTO to generate attrition and wear down the mental state of Feds.

Were some Feds abusing WFH? Absolutely. But that’s not why they did it.

As for me - I work in private sector. I’ve “leaned out” and am in a role that only pays $300k because I love having this flexibility. I get to have my cake and eat it too. My company is lucky to pay someone of my caliber only $300k.

If they made me RTO 5 days a week (I do 3 currently) then I would quit the next day because my family means more to me and my DH earns triple what I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I try to keep my meetings light on both Mondays and Fridays (my wfh days) so I can do laundry, errands and organizational stuff before/after the weekend.

This is why they called RTO

Um, no. They called RTO to generate attrition and wear down the mental state of Feds.

Were some Feds abusing WFH? Absolutely. But that’s not why they did it.

As for me - I work in private sector. I’ve “leaned out” and am in a role that only pays $300k because I love having this flexibility. I get to have my cake and eat it too. My company is lucky to pay someone of my caliber only $300k.

If they made me RTO 5 days a week (I do 3 currently) then I would quit the next day because my family means more to me and my DH earns triple what I do.

Bwah ha 🤣 ha ha ha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I try to keep my meetings light on both Mondays and Fridays (my wfh days) so I can do laundry, errands and organizational stuff before/after the weekend.

Sounds like a ringing endorsement for RTO.

Two promotions and consistent Above Strong ratings in the past 5 years, but thanks for your concern!

I enjoy my in-office days, but some of us don’t require babysitting all day every day.

It’s not a matter of babysitting. By your own description, you spent a large part of your WFH days doing non-work stuff.

High performers don’t necessarily need to clock in and out. We get our things done (and done well) and are valued by our colleagues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I try to keep my meetings light on both Mondays and Fridays (my wfh days) so I can do laundry, errands and organizational stuff before/after the weekend.

Sounds like a ringing endorsement for RTO.

Two promotions and consistent Above Strong ratings in the past 5 years, but thanks for your concern!

I enjoy my in-office days, but some of us don’t require babysitting all day every day.

It’s not a matter of babysitting. By your own description, you spent a large part of your WFH days doing non-work stuff.

High performers don’t necessarily need to clock in and out. We get our things done (and done well) and are valued by our colleagues.

Do you just make up the rules? Even as a (self-assessed) high performer, you are supposed to actually work during your work day.

[Anonymous]

I work for myself, and Fridays tend to be lighter in workload. I also work very late most other weekdays.

[Anonymous]

A lot of kids are off for spring break, so parents are off as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I WFH (so does my DH) and we’ll often go out to lunch on Fridays. I’ll also sometimes fit in a Target run or a trip to the grocery store sometime on Friday before the crush of the weekend. So yeah, OP, we’re all trying to do what you do!

Not exactly like OP, who said that she SAH. So she’s not pretending to WFH on Fridays, drawing a paycheck, while actually at the grocery store and Target to beat the weekend crowds.

Not everyone is federal on here. Plenty of private sector employees have completely above board flexibility that allows them to do this.