J.R. Whelan
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21,375 appearances
574 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2017
last heard Aug 2024
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Here's your money briefing for Friday, September 22nd.
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I'm J.R.
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Whelan for The Wall Street Journal.
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Before the pandemic, Friday at work had a certain energy, a certain je ne sais quoi.
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Casual Friday was a thing.
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Some co-workers planned group lunches.
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And some were able to wrap up their work mid-afternoon and get a head start on the weekend.
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Fast forward, and when Friday arrives now, some people aren't sure what Friday even means anymore.
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We'll talk to WSJ contributor Alexandra Samuel after the break.
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Nearly everyone looks forward to Friday.
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But is Friday a workday, a part of the weekend, or something in between?
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Companies and workers can't come to an agreement.
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Wall Street Journal contributor Alexandra Samuel joins me.
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So, Alexandra, there's always been a certain informality to Friday.
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The acronym TGIF has been in our vocabulary for decades.
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But how did COVID change how we view Friday?
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But no matter how you look at Friday, to be sure, there are jobs where Friday's role in the workweek has never been in question, right?
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Since the lockdown days of the pandemic, companies have gone through great pains to draw up hybrid work schedules for employees.
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Why is Friday still a day that people can't quite define?
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Yeah.
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