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I tend to agree. There are some days in the week when I'm not checked in mentally and very unproductive. During those days, I'm better served to either sleep m
by colmvp 6y ago
I tend to agree.
There are some days in the week when I'm not checked in mentally and very unproductive. During those days, I'm better served to either sleep more or do something light to recharge for the next day/later in the week.
And then there are some days including the weekend where I can code for the entire day non-stop and feel energetic.
I still think having standardized days for working and rest is best for the sake of having multiple hours of operation overlap (e.g. schools, most businesses and government operations).
- amelius 6y agoBut perhaps you feel energetic during the weekend because there is less pressure. Or less distraction. If we standardize on seven day work-weeks then some of those benefits may be gone.
- User23 6y agoWhen I was at Big Tech Company I would just tell my boss if I was having one of those days and make it up on the weekend rather than using PTO. It was never a problem. It's amazing how much a good professional relationship with management helps.
- ghaff 6y agoI'm not sure what issue people have with this statement. Sure, if you have collaborative work you need to do that you're just going to blow off. But in general? There have been a number of times in the current situation where it's been a nice day and the weekend has a lousy forecast and I didn't have any meetings or only had them in the morning. I've just told my manager I'm taking the afternoon off and would make it up on Saturday. TBH, I didn't even really need to ask. I'm not sure why this would be controversial.