As hybrid work patterns change, Thursday has become the new Monday.

Although it’s not on the days you’d anticipate, hybrid employees are falling into a pattern of taking two days off each week.
It turns out that employees are staying at home more regularly on Thursdays, despite the fact that flexible work schedules at many organizations have pushed to get people in the office Tuesday through Thursday and work from home on Monday and Friday. According to recent data from WFH Research, a group of researchers led by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University has gathered information on the behaviours and attitudes of tens of thousands of American employees since the pandemic started.
Over the previous six months, Friday has ranked as the most popular day to work from home, closely followed by Thursday, with Wednesday being the most frequent day to be on-site.
Nearly three years after the epidemic, the data demonstrate how employment habits are still changing. They also highlight how challenging it is for businesses to enforce rigorous rules around returning to work, particularly given the persistently tight labour market. While other major firms, like Apple Inc., wanted employees in on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and one additional day that would be selected by specific teams, Peloton Interactive Inc. has summoned back workers from Tuesday through Thursday.
Apple’s first plan required in-person work on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. This is an example of how businesses frequently modify so-called RTO plans in response to real office utilisation and employee input.
According to office occupancy statistics collected by security company Kastle Systems Inc. for the month of October in 10 major US cities, the weekdays have been by far the most popular times for people to visit the location. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are “the most favoured days to come into the office,” according to a new survey from Relogix, a company that offers occupancy data to businesses. This is true for both North America and Europe. Experts are perplexed as to why Thursday has become such a popular day for remote work.
I find it surprising that Thursday and Friday currently hold the top spots, with Monday coming in third,” remarked Bloom. I had long assumed that the days for working from home were Monday through Friday, but obviously not. Sincerely, I have no idea why.
According to the WFH Research team, which also includes Jose Maria Barrero of Mexico’s ITAM business school, Steven Davis, a professor at the University of Chicago, and Shelby Buckman, a researcher at Stanford, nearly half of employees who have the option of working from home have established some sort of hybrid routine. Over one in five people are entirely remote, compared to slightly under a third who are fully on site. According to Bloom’s study, people who work two days at home most frequently choose Thursday and Friday as their distant days, followed by Monday.