The traditional five-day workweek focusing on being "in the office" is undergoing a significant shift, and we’re yet to see what system of work for knowledge workers will prevail. But one work pattern that is emerging is the idea of a "gentle Friday." This gentle Friday is an unspoken agreement among colleagues to just... not expect too much from a Friday.
Bruce Daisley, a Sunday Times bestselling author, host of the award-winning podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat, and expert on workplace trends, discusses Friday’s new identity and what combination of factors might have led us there.
Friday was already seen as a more relaxed workday pre-pandemic, often punctuated by social activities with colleagues. And let us not forget that business dress codes everywhere embraced "casual Fridays" in the mid-90s. Now, Friday office attendance is almost non-existent, with average Friday office usage clocking in at 4.1 percent.
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