[snugs]

It all come about because in 1990 the company wanted to be free of the Union in the factory regarding pay negotiation etc.

The long and the short of it they offered the men they same terms and conditions as the office staff as a carrot. This meant their working hours decreased to 37 hours after this they get paid overtime.

They negotiated back though they wanted to take advantage of the lesser hours by leaving earlier not coming in later. So a compromise was struck and standard hours fixed 8.00am start and then it meant if you have completed your 37 hours you can go early on Friday.

Of course like everything people abused that and worked longer hours Monday - Thursday and then wanted either the Friday off or only worked an hour or 2. The company found that if they had customers in on a Friday it looked bad with only half the workforce there past about 9.00am So they had to bring a rule in that you could only flex 2 hours on a Friday and if customers were in you might be asked to work all day.

On the whole though it works and it is nice to get the Friday afternoon off to do bits and pieces and then the weekend is freer to do what you want.

[GodBlessUSA]

It is good. You can get those errands and pesky chores done to have more time for yourself for the rest of the weekend. It is difficult on the longer days though. I know sometimes my sister has to leave earlier during the week. In the mornings, a hour can make a big difference. It definitely has pros and cons. :)