I shifted my work schedule to fit mostly into a 4-day week. Now I devote Fridays to my side hustle.

Sun, 05/07/2023 - 06:04

Arup employee Priyanka Jain sits at a wooden table with a laptop and cards from her business, Love Your Company — Priyanka Jain modified her work schedule to fit most of her hours into four days a week. Now, she devotes most of her Fridays to working on her side business.
Priyanka Jain

Priyanka Jain works in communications at Arup, a British design firm with flexible work options.
She works longer Monday to Thursday so she can devote most of Fridays to building her side business.
Before moving around her work schedule, her side hustle felt like an "afterthought." No longer.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Priyanka Jain, an internal communications coordinator at British design firm Arup, which offers employees flexible work options through a model called Work Unbound. It has been edited for length and clarity.