Why an Office Friday Just Isn’t the Vibe Anymore

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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In the post-Covid workplace, where many companies have taken exhaustive steps to create hybrid work schedules, employers and workers are still at odds over how to approach Fridays. WSJ contributor Alexandra Samuel joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss the effect it has on business and morale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As a city national client, you get a dedicated team of banking professionals working alongside
0:06.5	you.
0:07.5	From a relationship manager who works with you on everyday business needs to a business
0:11.4	banker who drives your goals into the future, come in to meet your team at City National
0:16.3	Bank.
0:17.3	See what personal can do for you at CNB.com.
0:27.2	Wish you a money briefing for Friday, September 22, I'm JR Whalen for the Wall Street Journal.
0:35.6	Before the pandemic, Friday at work had a certain energy, a certain genese qua.
0:43.3	Casual Friday was a thing.
0:45.5	Some co-workers planned group lunches.
0:48.4	And some were able to wrap up their work mid-afternoon and get a head start on the weekend.
0:53.9	Get forward and when Friday arrives now, some people aren't sure what Friday even
0:59.4	means anymore.
1:01.0	Fridays are a work day if you need the time.
1:03.9	If you need that focused uninterrupted window to get your work done.
1:09.0	But if you're somebody who would rather work late on Thursdays, work harder on the other
1:13.6	days of the week, maybe Friday is more of a flex day.
1:16.6	We'll talk to WSJ contributor Alexandra Samuel, after the break.
1:23.9	As a City National client, you get a dedicated team of banking professionals working alongside
1:34.0	you.
1:35.0	From a relationship manager who works with you on everyday business needs to a business
1:39.0	banker who drives your goals into the future, come in to meet your team at City National Bank.
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