# When does your weekend start? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866 "2013-05-09T02:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/1 "2013-05-09T02:02:30Z")
I heard someone on the radio say “only two days left till the weekend”. But since my work week doesn’t end until Saturday, I still got three days till the weekend. When do you have “your Friday”? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/2 "2013-05-09T02:04:17Z")
I work Tuesday through Saturday, so my weekend is Sunday-Monday. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/3 "2013-05-09T03:14:18Z")
I don’t have weekends. I have days off here and there. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/4 "2013-05-09T04:06:12Z")
Mine varies, depending mostly on when I fly back home. I don’t count my time on the plane as the weekend, mentally at least. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/5 "2013-05-09T04:23:24Z")
other: unemployed ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/6 "2013-05-09T04:27:00Z")
2009 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/7 "2013-05-09T04:30:05Z")
I work an odd schedule, a five day ‘week’ then 4 off followed by a two day ‘week’ and three off. So a two week rotation and it works out to roughly 40 hours. My weekend starts either Tuesday or Wednesday, depending. ---
**Author:** ![OleOneEye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f14d63/32.png) [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/8 "2013-05-09T05:49:42Z")
Monday is my Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/9 "2013-05-09T07:44:37Z")
My weekend begins on Monday and runs through Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/10 "2013-05-09T07:55:51Z")
Friday is my Friday. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/11 "2013-05-09T10:15:17Z")
9/80 schedule for me. Every other weekend is a 3-day. So half my weekends start on Thursday, half start on Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/12 "2013-05-09T10:23:27Z")
Another one for whom Monday is Friday - my days off are in the middle of the week. Although that may be changing as of next week. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/13 "2013-05-09T10:27:30Z")
I’m retired - every day is my weekend!! 😃 Although my spousal unit still works 4 days a week, so we have Fri-Sun together every week. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/14 "2013-05-09T12:07:00Z")
I work 6/2, which means 6 days of work and then a “weekend”. So this week I have Friday and Saturday off, next week Saturday and Sunday, then Sunday and Monday etc. Used to be 7/1 - I like this system a lot more even if the pay is of course less. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/15 "2013-05-09T12:10:00Z")
What **Pullin** said - 9/80 so half on Thursday, half on Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Charley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Charley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charley)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/16 "2013-05-09T12:27:03Z")
I work Mon-Weds, home Thurs and Fri with my daughter. So, Wednesday is my Friday. Of the many part-time patterns I’ve done, this is by far the best. I can whine with the best but, hand on heart, I have a great work/life balance. ---
**Author:** ![JessMagic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@JessMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessMagic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/17 "2013-05-09T12:30:47Z")
I work 6 day / 52 hour weeks, but I only work six weeks out of every eight. Yup, I’m lucky! ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/18 "2013-05-09T15:56:40Z")
When I open the first beer… ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/19 "2013-05-09T17:06:08Z")
My work week is Sunday thru Thursday at this time, so my weekend begins tonight/in the morning when I leave work at 12:30 AM. ---
**Author:** ![AHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bcef8e/32.png) [@AHarris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHarris)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866/20 "2013-05-09T17:22:56Z")
My vote was wrong. It should have been ‘Friday’ (rather than Saturday). In my defence, the poll and the thread title are asking different questions. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-your-weekend-start/657866.md?page=2)