[lmm]

> Weekends only matter as much as you argue here if your company owns your ass 9-5 Mon-Fri (plus commute, sometimes). If you're able to be more flexible, it's nice to go out when everyone else is working.

I'd adjust that to "If you and your family and most of your friends are able to be more flexible". I went back to a mostly conventional schedule after I realised that while I was doing a lot that I wanted to on my own, spending more time with friends was a higher priority. I can see that if most of your friends are academics or similar then it could work better (indeed I found that in this remote work era it's become easier to meet people during "work hours", so if that sticks then maybe it'll be time to reevaluate).