Do you work on the weekends?

1yr ago

108 replies

I've always gotten a mixed review around working on weekends. Some prefer it to be a no work zone so they can start the work day week fresh but others like to mix it up. What do you do?

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Eivind Håverstad

Building tools to create better content

Hi Richard! As a side project entrepreneur, the weekends are necessary for building products. Still, I find it easier to get the momentum during regular workdays.

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@eivindhaa Yup! I think this is the case for me too

Tanoy Chowdhury

I'm a Product + Content Marketer

I do work on weekends, sometimes. I try to avoid it as much as I can, but on a few occasions my work bucket gets so full on the weekdays, that a few of the tasks spill over the weekend.

Eugene Hauptmann

CEO at REACTIVE LIONS INC.

I usually write articles and read books over the weekend. Most of the productive work happens during the weekdays.

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@eugenehp When I wasn't working on anything, this was exactly what I was doing 😊

Do you even separate weekends from weekdays when building your own product?

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@eugene_bochkov That's true! But not everyone on ProductHunt is working on their own product 😆

I am a digital marketer

@eugene_bochkov @richardfliu You also true!

Jessica Gregson

Partner. The N2D Method.

Try to avoid it, but if I need to I do. I see it as one of the responsibilities of having my own business.

Alexander Kaufmann

passionate about e-com, photo & design

I try to do the creative & enjoyable tasks for my side projects on the weekends and the "not-so-sexy-tasks" in the evenings of my workdays. That way I can still get a lot of energy on weekends and keep them as stress-free as possible.

Entrepreneur, maker at clearmoney.io

@valaaarmorghulis This is a balanced model, also there are some not-so-sexy tasks which can't wait until the weekend so I like to utilize the business hours of the work week to the max. 👌

Shopify Expert

Yes if i get extra money

Gaming & Bitcoin

I work on weekends, sometimes because I love what I do and I don't have time on weekdays. I try to avoid it because I think that disconnecting is important too.

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@mark_diego Yeah i think it's about finding that balance :)

Making Websites FASTER!

Absolutely, In fact especially in Lockdown I kind of started hating weekends as communication with my contractors or clients would be completely off and thus making the project a lot slower but that said working few hours on weekend definitely doesn't hurt.

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@zaidsaifi Agreed!

Patrick Osadolor Abhulimen

Digital Marketing / Social Media Manager

I work only on Saturdays, the reason is that it enables me to conclude all the work of the week and submit the report to my boss.

Designer, Cartoonist, Social Innovator

Almost always! I use my weekends to declutter and reflect.

Juilee Mahimkar

Illustrator | Designer

@onindo_ahmed Definitely one of the great ways to spend weekends!

Designer, Cartoonist, Social Innovator

@juilee_mahimkar Thank you!

Student

I actually dont like but I am a student and my proffessors treat us like we are 7/24 workers

Learning <3

School work yes. Exhausting

Building https://www.jsonapi.co/

I believe that mixing weekends with relaxation as well as completing some portion of work on the weekends is a sound choice.

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@sanket_makhija Yeah that's what I am currently doing! Sports + a bit of work here and there

Co Founder @trooprHQ

yes but not on the issues going on during the weekend, on something different

productivity geek

I do sometimes, because I have a lot of tasks to do and I run out of time to complete all of them when working Monday through Friday.

Writer on the hunt 24/7

What's a weekend? 😼

Marketer and Lover of Tech

@mdorsett Haha it's just one whole week hey 😆

Writer on the hunt 24/7

@richardfliu I dont know whether to laugh or cry that this is true.

Marketer and Lover of Tech

Stan Rymkiewicz

GTM @ Chili Piper

I only work on Sunday evening just prep my week ahead. 2h tops. Gives me focus on Monday morning and right energy to execute.

health and wellness enthusiast

No, I use my weekends to develop new skills and create side projects that can improve my development.

Allison Braund-Harris

Founder and CEO of Hardly

What are weekends? #entrepreneurship