Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

By: Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 14, 2025

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Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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By Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies

Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You’re not alone.

I’m a labor economist who studies how technology and organizational change affect productivity and well-being. In a study published in an August 2025 working paper, I found that the way people allocate their time to work has changed profoundly since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

For example, among …

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