1. People in the bus talk to each other – On other days, it seems almost criminal to start a conversation with the person seated next to you. People are either sleeping, or buried in a book or head-banging to music. But on Fridays? People like to interact! I have made more bus friends on Fridays than on any other day of the week!
2. People like to flaunt their wardrobes – Our office’s rather ambiguous Friday dress code of Business Casuals leads to a lot of fashion statements. You can see middle-aged men in bright, cartoon t-shirts and ripped jeans, and ladies in anything ranging from a sleeveless top with capris and flip-flops (yes yes, they believe our office resembles a beach) to a kurti with an ankle length skirt (Preeti Zinta’s look in Lakshya still seems to be popular out here)
3. People eat more – Or rather, it seems that way. Lunch breaks can stretch up to hours and the conversations and food keep flowing. Good business for our caterers!
4. People drink more coffee and tea – The cafes are filled all day long leading to very good profits for our beloved CCD. The coffee vending machines in the buildings work overtime as everyone takes more frequent breaks.
5. More gossip at the water cooler – My cubicle is very close to the water cooler on my floor, and trust me; people love to talk more on Fridays! There’s more news, more spite and more laughter on a Friday.
6. Everyone wants to leave early – The earliest bus is the most crowded. Unless you can get to your bus ten minutes before your usual time, be assured, you will have to go home standing! The later buses are sparsely occupied since either everyone finishes their work early, or they postpone it to the next week.
7. Activity on the office Bulletin Board increases – Somehow there are more things to discuss, and more people to argue with on the BB on Fridays. The creative and not-so-creative, the polite and the not-so-polite, the logical and the not-so-logical…everyone has their say on the BB.
8. Team outings – Most of our project parties, team lunches or birthday treats happen on Friday. So you can expect a larger crowd anywhere you go.
9. Things are more expensive – Movie tickets and buffets cost more than they do on other days. For some reason, the price-setters believe that Friday is a part of the weekend and hence, the public is expected to shell out more for the same.
10. People are happier – Need I elaborate? The joy of waiting for the weekend to begin is visible on everyone’s face. Plans are made, cancelled and made again. Every conversation that takes place all day will have at least one mention of what one will do during the weekend. Everyone is just waiting to run back home and start partying!
I think that Fridays are so valuable to us that every Monday morning, all we do is look forward to the coming Friday! =D
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