I can relate to this. I’m curious to hear a bit more though about what you meant by this:

> I logged into work today (Sunday) and that eased my usual Sunday "fear".

Ah, I just mean that usually by Sunday i start getting tense about work on the Monday. Logging in today and getting my Monday todo list sorted out and doing a couple of hours of work has put my mind at ease. The Sunday "fear" seems to be a bit of an Irish / UK saying, or maybe it's just me and my friends that say it.

Ok got it. I figured that might be what you were getting at. I definitely experience the same thing. Isn’t it crazy though that in order to feel more relaxed on our day off, we need to actually spend that chunk of time in work mode.

The weekends are short enough as it is!

I’m in the UK, and while I haven’t really heard that particular term used as a common saying, I intuitively knew what you meant! (Sadly)

Yes, it's completely insane. Also a few hours after writing this I heard my friend's older brother, dropped dead of a heart attack at 41 years old last week. This has me seriously considering requesting a four day work week plus a 20 percent pay cut

Wow sorry to hear that.

I recently reduced my working hours (so I now have the freedom to work 3-4 days if I like or more if desired/needed) and I would say if you can make it work it’s 100% worth it.

It’s worth bearing in mind it doesn’t have to be permanent. You can suggest a “trial” to your employer to see if it works for both parties.

From my own experience I think it’s more likely that an employer will agree to this request than not.

Good luck if you decide to go for it.

Thanks. It seems that everyone one who's tried it says it's totally worth it. My concern is saving enough for retirement. But that guy dying of natural causes at 41 really hit home that I may not get a retirement!!