Bare Minimum Monday: Unveiling a workplace trend you might need
What's the story
Say goodbye to Monday blues and embrace the revolutionary workplace trend: Bare Minimum Monday. Making waves, particularly in Australia, this trend is taking workplaces by storm with thousands saying it's something that is boosting their productivity at work. Discover how this trend is revitalizing work environments, ensuring a productive start to the week that leaves the Monday blues behind.
Trends
What is the 'Bare Minimum Monday' trend all about?
Monday is unanimously disliked by office workers as they have to reluctantly return to work after the weekend. So, embracing the philosophy of doing as little as possible on this dreaded day, the aim is to ease into the week and gradually ramp up productivity. While some praise it as a genius strategy, others criticize it as laziness.
Promotion
A marketing manager in Australia actively promotes this strategy
In Adelaide, a city in Australia, a boss is actively promoting this concept for her young employees. Caitlin Winter, a 31-year-old marketing manager, recommends her staff work from home every Monday. They make it a point to not schedule any meetings, except for a brief "work in progress update." It's a refreshing approach that emphasizes giving oneself space and kindness in the workplace.
Support
The trend garnered support from another professional
Sue Ellson, a Melbourne-based author and LinkedIn specialist expressed her support for this trend, considering it a valuable "well-being technique." "When I first heard about Bare Minimum Monday - a term coined by Marisa Jo Mayes on TikTok, I immediately saw it as a great way to re-think how we work and to reflect on that idea every week," Sue told 7Life.
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'It's not worth burning out'
"This concept is a health and well-being technique. It's not worth burning out and being incapable the following day. In my view, it's far better to work fewer hours at 80-90 percent effectiveness and allow your body to rest and recover," says Sue Ellson.
Criticisms
The trend has its fair share of critics
Despite receiving support, the trend also faces criticism, with some asserting that it could foster laziness and irresponsibility. Sue Ellson also contradicts herself and says, "If some people are seen to be doing the bare minimum and others have to pick up the slack, this could cause resentment." Like her, many expressed their disapproval of the trend on Twitter.
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A Twitter user posts out his critique
Bare minimum Monday may be one of the worst strategies of all time 👎 pic.twitter.com/3wEuvQ8bOH
— Tom Toole (@TomToole3rd) May 23, 2023
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Another Twitter user raises a valid question
NBC is talking about the Sunday scaries and having bare minimum Monday. My husband and I are wondering how that works for teachers …
— Tracy Sangaré (@SangareMLLteach) May 21, 2023