workweeks

Monday through Friday

Workweeks is the plural of workweek, the period of days within a week during which a person is expected to work.

In most Western countries, the standard workweek runs Monday through Friday, though this varies by profession, culture, and employment arrangement.

She logged sixty hours over the past two workweeks.

The length and structure of workweeks has evolved considerably, with some companies experimenting with four-day workweeks to improve employee well-being.

labor

shifts

Moves or work periods

blue-collar · manufacturing · workforce · trade · overtime · factory · hourly

compensation

paycheck

Compensation for labor

time-and-a-half · double-time · withholdings · bonuses

routine

commute

Regular work travel

coworkers · meetings · deadlines · workflow · clockwork

structure

nine-to-five

Regular office schedule

rotation · compressed · staggered · standard · shortened · extended · biweekly · quarterly

burnout

overworked

Laboring beyond healthy limits

crunch-time · karoshi · presenteeism · recovery · unplugging · boundaries

Opposites
work vs. leisure time

workweeksvacation time

Allotted leave from employment

vacations · holidays · time off · leave · paid leave

weekday structure vs. weekend/break structure

workweeksweekends

Week's final two days

days off · rest days · free time

Family

workweek

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