That goes for any weekday though, so not really a benefit except that you can have a five day holiday with only two extra days off that can include any specific

That goes for any weekday though, so not really a benefit except that you can have a five day holiday with only two extra days off that can include any specific weekday in it, but this holds true for Monday and Friday as the fixed day off as well. Only if you have Tuesdays and Thursdays off you won't be able to get a contiguous five day holiday with only two days extra off that can include any weekday (e.g., with a fixed Thursday off, you can't include Tuesday in your five day block without taking a third extra day off). My wife and I both work four days a week and have Fridays off. It makes it much easier to get into the weekend mindset.