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Summer is here, and with summer comes summer Fridays, the practice of letting employees leave work early on the last day of the workweek.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   Summer is here, and with summer comes summer Fridays, the practice of letting employees leave work early on the last day of the workweek. (We’re big believers at Fast Company.) A new survey over 1,000 Americans between the ages of 18-42 has unveiled a number of interesting details about how employees view summer Fridays. It found that employees overwhelmingly love this workplace perk: 86% who have summer Fridays say they want to take advantage of them, even if they have a lot of work to do. However, when it gets right down to it, 53% of employees report being exhausted on Friday, and 62% of employees report canceling plans on Friday because they’re exhausted. In other words, while employees may love leaving early for summer Fridays, they may be too burned out to enjoy the extra time. Read my story with the details here. —Shalene Gupta   summer fridays Your employees love summer Fridays, but they might be too exhausted to enjoy them The vast majority of employees want to take advantage of this popular workplace perk, but 62% end up canceling plans. READ MORE   productivity secrets Everything you need to become happier, according to science Happiness is truly in the journey and with this guide in your toolbox, happiness, both in work and life, will no longer feel out of reach.  READ MORE   how to be a success This step-by-step guide will help you make better decisions faster Not only does overthinking waste precious time and keep you from moving forward but it can also lead to worse decisions and hurt your health. READ MORE

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