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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Celina Ribeiro

‘Can I just … rest?’: guilt, the four-day working week and what to do with the fifth day

As the fifth day of a four day work week opens up, one starts to feel the weight of its infinite potential
‘I work a four-day week and today is my fifth day. The day of not-work. So, what do I do now?’ writes Celina Ribeiro. Illustration: Greedy Hen/The Guardian

The clatter and clamour of the morning is gone. Coffee dregs stain the base of a pair of cups. Cereal bowls are stacked in the sink. The sound of my footsteps down the hallway bounce through the house and the keys clash on the drawers like a cymbal. Everyone has gone. Off to work, off to school. Except me.

I work a four-day week and today is my fifth day. The day of not-work. So, what do I do now?

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