Marisa Jo had attracted more than two million views as of mid-April with her “bare minimum Monday” story on TikTok and other videos carrying the hashtag. And Jo is far from alone as a recent study by LinkedIn and Headspace found that almost three-quarters of working Americans freak out on Sundays in anticipation of work on Mondays.
“With the volume of work or meetings on our plates, there needs to be a heightened focus on mental health and well-being instead of employees thinking they have to put their foot right on the gas at 9am on Monday,” said Andrew Hunter, a career expert and co-founder of job search engine Adzuna.
“This trend is about giving employees flexibility to pace their work evenly… reducing work-related stress and burnout that can potentially carry over into their engagement, productivity and the company culture,” he adds.