Last year my company's CIO decided sometime around the 4th of July weekend that all of us in IT could work 4 ten-hour days until Labor Day, if we so chose. (It's cheaper and easier than giving us all raises, after all.)

I grabbed this idea and ran with it and took Mondays off and had a ball. A three-day weekend, every week! Life was good.

Well, last week, our CIO decided to start our 4/10s the day after Daylight Savings Time took effect 4/8 and so I was delighted to have Monday off yesterday. Of course, today, I had to pay the piper...10 solid hours of productivity and nose to the grind stone!

I made it through and am now just really dead tired and ready to go to bed!

But before I do that, I'll let you know that I think I made a good decision. Having all of Monday off and getting to start the work week with only 4 days instead of 5 days ahead of me today was a delight!

Monday is always better when it's a Tuesday!