which day off per week?

[kingsnake]

I'm the beneficiary of a new partner and I can have one day off per week starting in July...my busiest easiest day is Friday so I don't think I should pick Friday, I'm thinking Monday but that's my second busiest day...but a 3 day weekend every week sounds good....what would you pick, why?

[Miss Bonnie MD]

I vote 3 day weekend, I like Mondays off personally ( have every other Monday off now) and end early on Fridays.

 

[VagabondMD]

I had Thursday for about ten years, and it worked well for me (personally) and my practice. Now, my day off floats, when I even get one. This fall, I will be working every other week (5 on, 5 off) and one in 16 weekends.

[Zaphod]

I have 3/4 mondays off, it used to be tuesday. I like the mondays but its strangely harder than i thought (sorry to offend you super docs out there) working four days in a row, but will likely be used to it in a week or two. Weekends are very long, which is nice, but week is also longer which is different. Used to be work mon, off w-f, off 2 days. I prefer the current but odd how you are in a total routine and changing is hard, I couldnt tell what day was what the first 2 weeks.

[StarTrekDoc]

Depends on what you do.   Primary care the best days and most common are Wed/Thursday.   We schedule our meetings on those days because of this too.

 

[RadMoneyMD]

It's a tough decision. I feel bad for you!

Personally I like my Wednesday post call days off to split up the week. But my post call day off varies from week to week. Oh well.

[Zaphod]

You count meetings and post call days as off? That isnt right at all.

[OUSOONERDOC]

I'd pick Friday's if you are a PCP. If it's mid-week then you have more stuff to catch up on when you come back. Not to mention it's harder to plan short get aways and relax with a mid week day off.

[TheGipper]

No debate here. FRIDAY!!!!!!

[scott]

I've had Wednesday's off for over 15 years and I love the fact that I never work more then two days in a row.

[RDB]

I have Wednesday's off (and half day Friday). I love having a day off I the middle of the week. I get nothing done because of three little kids, but it breaks up the work week. It's great never working more than two days in a row.

[janettebournes]

I like the idea of Monday or Friday to get that 3 day weekend.

My neighbor is a dentist who takes off Wednesdays so that he never works more than 2 days in a row.

I myself have Thursday afternoons and Friday afternoons off so that I get an additional "day off" per week. Of course, I ended up working a full day today anyway when garbage from the morning poured into my afternoon. Don't be like me

[G]

MONDAY!

[Zaphod]

The other thing I like about monday is that flights seem to be easier/cheaper. Depending on your office you might also have a lot of the weekend layover of pts wanting to see a doc, and you happen to be around, dont miss that at all.

[PhysicianOnFIRE]

Keep your Tuesdays and Thursdays. If Friday then Monday are your biggest money makers, I would vote for Wednesdays off to break up the week and never work more than 2 days consecutively, like @RDB.