Four-day work weeks are not that rare in the Netherlands, so my experience might be coloured a bit by that (although I haven't worked for a Dutch organisation i

Four-day work weeks are not that rare in the Netherlands, so my experience might be coloured a bit by that (although I haven't worked for a Dutch organisation in quite a while), but although Fridays and Mondays were the most common day off, Wednesdays are pretty common too. The main reason for that is that primary school children have the afternoon off on Wednesday though, in combination with splitting the week in two. Personally, however, I still very much prefer Friday. Honestly, the extra day is not that big a deal — sure, it's three days away, but on two of those, everybody is away, and for the rest it's pretty much the least productive one anyway. I also found that Monday is actually super productive for me, mostly because after being away for three days, I'm usually actually looking forward to work again. Your mileage may vary with how much you enjoy your work though, I guess. That said, I don't mind too much answering the odd email on Fridays every now and then if something urgent and predictable does come along. The main benefit to me lies the mental state of not needing to work, and spending just half of my week working, which brings me a lot of peace of mind.