Early-finish Fridays weren’t universally popular in the 1970s office

When her office allowed an early finish on Fridays, Gillian Goss recalls how some colleagues sat in the pub to avoid going home to help with chores. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/Alamy

In the 70s, my workplace brought in Friday closing at 3.30pm (UK firms try to lure Gen Z workers with ‘early finish Fridays’, 6 April). Most office staff welcomed it, but the warehousemen huddled in a local pub: they feared that if they got home early, they’d have to go to the supermarket with their wives. One person complained that it was difficult to get back from lunch in time to go home.
Gillian Goss
Pershore, Worcestershire

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