Fast Company Daily Making a good impression in a new job
Nov 21, 2025
Discover essential tips for making a great impression in a new job, including the importance of listening and humility. Explore how remote work patterns shifted since COVID, with a focus on increased leisure on Fridays. Learn about the impact of individualized schedules on team dynamics and shared rhythms. Understand how flexibility in work arrangements can enhance recruitment and retention. The episode highlights the evolving workplace and the challenges of maintaining collaboration in a remote environment.
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Fridays Shrank For Remote Workers
- Remote-capable employees worked about 90 fewer minutes on Fridays in 2024 compared with 2019.
- They reallocated some hours to other weekdays, increasing midweek work and leisure on Fridays.
Remote Work Reduces Real-Time Overlap
- Remote work reduces synchronous overlap, shifting time to independent tasks and less collaboration.
- Less shared rhythm can slow coordination and compound small delays in team projects.
The Weekend Slide Got Amplified
- Fridays historically eased into the weekend, and remote work has amplified that trend.
- The informal early-exit culture became more individualized with remote arrangements.