For me, the biggest thing about having Fridays off is you actually get a day for yourself. My weekend is 100% spent with my wife and kids, so having a Friday wh

For me, the biggest thing about having Fridays off is you actually get a day for yourself. My weekend is 100% spent with my wife and kids, so having a Friday where I actually get to unwind and do my own thing (hacking on Arduino, playing games, programming for fun, whatever) is crucial to my well being. Before I had kids, this wouldn't have mattered since you already have 2 days a week you can do whatever you want. Having 3 free days a week vs 2 is not really that different. But after kids, and working 5 days a week, I had 0 free days a week for myself. Going from 0 to 1 free days a week is a HUGE difference.