She makes a point. From a business point of view, we barely have weekends (I just checked office email on a holiday...), But from a mental health point of view, we need blocks of time to "reset". There's a reason labor leaders of the past fought so hard for shorter weeks. - Sprague D

still not sure how the week wasn't split into 4 days for the work week and 3 days for the weekend, how come 5 and 2? Isn't going halfway human nature? - Lou Paglia

@Lou, I'm with you -- I find 4 long days and 3 off is close to perfect. - Sprague D

Everyone needs down time. Unfortunate many individuals and most major corporations no longer recognize it. Even workaholics needs a break from time to time. - Charlie Anzman

Four long days then a three day weekend sounds good for those who want it, but I think that this idea risks putting us all in a position where workers who want to take their two days off back-to-back are frowned upon. In my experience, single days off spread throughout the week are useless- a single day off is enough time to either unwind or get your non-work related chores done, but not both. - Mike

yes. I need them. but think corps stick with 5-2 because schools do also. - Rob Williams

My life's goal is to live 6 Saturdays and a Sunday, and to bring as many people as possible along with me. - Craig Eddy

Also, I know my productivity drops as the workday continues, and by the 7th hour or so, I'm ready to go home. How productive would most people be during the last hour of a 10-hour day? - Brent Newhall

Ummm... In a word, yes. - Phil Gomes

That is a pretty big assumption that most people work in isolation. People work too much as it is, letting them control when they are off especially when it might not overlap their co-workers will only make things worse. - Scott Watermasysk from NoiseRiver

this is a good point, I'm totally fine with the 5 day week, but why M-F? I kind of like the 'flex-time' the us fed employees where you can get an extra day off every other week, but it is still confined to the M-F work week - nick carrasco

To me it's not about how much time, but how efficient you are with your time. Too many people working longer, not smarter. People need time away to recharge and bring life experience to work interactions. Do we need weekends? Yes. But we need more than that ... 60-80 hour work weeks simply don't pan out IMO. - AJ Kohn