--- title: "Summer Hours: A Q&A with the Lemonheads" date: 2016-06-10T00:00:00-05:00 author: Click Rain Inc. canonical_url: "https://www.lemonly.com/blog/summer-hours" section: Blog Posts --- ![Lemonly Summer Hours](https://d2xoo2expjpog9.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Blog/160606_Lemonly_SummerHours2016_Final.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=55&h=40&c=dc9c012a&v=42ee73bd570b3b2bce98915448bd5c5a8c503da5c30cec6143be170e3e1750b2) # Summer Hours: A Q&A with the Lemonheads [![](/assets/images/icons/back-to.svg)](https://www.lemonly.com/blog) It isn't quite officially summer yet, but here at Lemonly, summer began right after Memorial Day. One of the perks of being a lemonhead is on every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day, your week is over when you've logged 38 hours — that's two hours early for those of you counting! You can read more about why our CEO added a summer hours benefit to our repertoire from [this past blog post](https://www.lemonly.com/blog/why-i-let-my-employees-leave-early). To get a feel of what the lemonheads really think about summer hours themselves, we did a short Q&A. Maybe you can show this to your boss and they'll grant you the same perk! ## Have you worked somewhere that has offered a similar summer hours benefit? **Morgan:** No. **Amberly:** Yep! **Brett:** No. **Amy C**: Nope. ## What is your favorite thing about summer hours? **Molly:** I imagine it as the adult version of summer breaks as a kid. Taking away summer breaks can make for a rough transition into the working world. It helps keep the excitement of summer alive! **Amberly:** Picking my daughter up early and enjoying a few more hours of outdoor time with her. **Amy C:** I can get a jump on weekend travel, or spend more time outside on a weekday. **Chris**: I love that it allows us to get a head start on the weekend and enjoy the nice weather. ## Do you feel like your productivity goes up or down on Fridays during summer hours? Why? **Molly:** Definitely goes up. I know there is less time to get stuff done, so I try to maximize productivity. **Tess:** Definitely. I like to know that all of my work is done and knowing that I only have a few hours in the afternoon helps my focus. **Brett:** The total amount of work done stays the same, so I would say productivity goes up since there is less time to do it. The last two hours on a Friday are generally the least productive anyway. **Amy C:** Same. If I have a deadline, I'll stay 'til it's done anyway, puts an incentive to move quicker on a day that is notoriously less productive. **Amy T:** I think most clients are unresponsive on Friday afternoons during the summer months so it forces us to start working earlier, which ends up being a better use of our time. ## What will you be doing with your extra time? Do you have anything fun planned? **Morgan:** Totally depends on what I have going on that weekend, but I'll usually use that time to either make sure everything is packed up and run last-minute errands if we're taking off for the weekend. If we're staying here for the weekend, I'll be using that time to be outside for sure. **Amberly:** Taking my daughter to the park, swimming pool, zoo, whatever we can do outside to enjoy the sunshine together! **Michael T:** I hope to take my dog, Rosie, on a couple longer walks, and use the extra time to practice piano. **Chris:** I typically spend Friday afternoons in the garden taking care of some weeding and watering. We always have one of the best looking gardens in our plots :) It also allows me to do "chores" on Friday so I can spend the weekends doing fun things. ## How does summer hours impact the Lemonly culture? **Molly:** Summer hours help enforce Lemonly's culture of trust and accountability. I think leaving work early on Fridays also helps keep everyone's excitement levels high and just makes for an overall fun atmosphere. **Tess:** I think it shows that John and Amy care really about us. The summer hours are a great example of work hard, play hard — which is something Lemonly is great at — we'll put our heads down and work for 6 hours, and then we can play. It also adds a level of trust in the employees, which is a big part of our culture. **Brett:** It's positive, and one of many things that make our culture unique. **Michael T:** It's just another way the leadership shows that they trust us. 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