Remote professionals are quiet quitting Fridays. Their rebellion could open the door to a 4-day work week

Americans with remote flexibility are redistributing their work hours in ways that mimic a shorter week. The trend is reshaping expectations for what a full workweek should look like.

In this article published Nov. 17, 2025, in Fortune:

To be sure, Fridays have always been a little different than other weekdays. Many bosses allowed their staff to dress more casually on Fridays and permitted people to depart early, long before the pandemic began. But the ability to work remotely has evidently amplified that tendency. The erosion of Fridays may go beyond what began as an informal tradition – leaving the office early before the weekend begins. It is part of a broader shift toward individualized schedules that expand autonomy but reduce shared time for coordination.

— Christos Makridis, associate research professor of information systems