What is it with Mondays?

Finners · 24 Jul 2023 at 11:18

Efour said:
My Monday morning is usually dealing with my idiot work colleagues mess from the weekend shift.
So I can predict my mood by seeing who's working the day before.

It's summer schedules here in Sweden, almost a skeleton crew and Temps. Worst time to work for surprises and damage control. It's amazing this hospital keeps ticking, I suspect life expectancy is a lot lower if you're admitted this time of year

Makes it interesting tbh lol.

I work in a completely different sector but it's the same. I can walk into an absolute cluster of a job that the weekend has made a hash of or a nice job from fresh that I can start myself and plan.

Unfortunately today is the first!

dacads · 24 Jul 2023 at 12:03

Ayahuasca said:
Depends if I’m still on day 2 of a hangover. If it’s been a really heavy Saturday night it’ll linger into Tuesday sometimes

Showing your age there..

SexyGreyFox · 24 Jul 2023 at 12:29

I haven't worked on a Monday for nearly two years but today I've had to come in for a Fire Course

Chojin · 24 Jul 2023 at 17:53

Tykey · 24 Jul 2023 at 18:24

Peter75 said:
Oh boy, Sunday afternoon around 3-4pm is when the depression sets in for me. Extra bonus points for old school TV programmes playing in the background, say like Last of the Summer Wine or Antiques Roadshow to really hammer in that feeling of despair. I don't know, I really struggle to see the light on a Sunday, always been the same since being a kid in the 80s. Sunday was "Bath night" for school etc.. I blame my parents

This! Sunday was bath night for me too in the 80s getting ready for school the next day. On sunday evening Last of the Summer wine used to be on and That's Life, their music reminded me of impending doom (school on monday morning).

gingergundog · 24 Jul 2023 at 18:26

Nasher said:
In my school they stopped teaching religion in RE, because no one could be arsed to turn up or do the work properly.

So what does the R stand for now?

BennoUK · 24 Jul 2023 at 18:59

Ok I’m the weirdo, I generally like Mondays, most people are in and are relatively productive. It’s Fridays that are irritating, people taking days off last minute doing nothing before scooting off at lunchtime never to be seen again. Very frustrating when trying to get stuff done.

Freefaller · 24 Jul 2023 at 21:29

BennoUK said:
Ok I’m the weirdo, I generally like Mondays, most people are in and are relatively productive. It’s Fridays that are irritating, people taking days off last minute doing nothing before scooting off at lunchtime never to be seen again. Very frustrating when trying to get stuff done.

I feel the same. If I start Monday well the rest of the week follows.

jpaul · 24 Jul 2023 at 21:57

bob's too obvious

iamdjdz · 24 Jul 2023 at 22:12

randal said:
I've always loathed Tuesdays, ever since school.

Double maths, PE then RE broke something in me, now some 25-30 years later I still hate Tuesdays.

Tuesdays are worst, here's why:

Monday - refreshed from or still rememebering the weekend
Wednesday - half way through the week
Thursday - Pretty much Friday, finishing up anything that can't wait
Friday - Weekend! Or well near enough.

Tuesday though... forgotten last weekend and feels like the longest time before next weekend... they suck.

Luckily I do shifts so no specific day matters.

randal · 24 Jul 2023 at 22:21

iamdjdz said:
Tuesdays are worst, here's why:

Monday - refreshed from or still rememebering the weekend
Wednesday - half way through the week
Thursday - Pretty much Friday, finishing up anything that can't wait
Friday - Weekend! Or well near enough.

Tuesday though... forgotten last weekend and feels like the longest time before next weekend... they suck.

Luckily I do shifts so no specific day matters.

100%, it's a limbo day.

moon man · 25 Jul 2023 at 08:44

I do 4 days 30 hrs so Monday isn't that bad, 1st 3 hours drag sometimes but once the breaks start it flies (3 hrs then break 1hr 40 then break 1 hour 40 then break 40mins home)
4 days is enough for anybody tbh

Freefaller · 25 Jul 2023 at 08:53

iamdjdz said:
Tuesdays are worst, here's why:

Monday - refreshed from or still rememebering the weekend
Wednesday - half way through the week
Thursday - Pretty much Friday, finishing up anything that can't wait
Friday - Weekend! Or well near enough.

Tuesday though... forgotten last weekend and feels like the longest time before next weekend... they suck.

Luckily I do shifts so no specific day matters.

Tuesday's are the worse. Especially when you see you see it next.

sigma · 25 Jul 2023 at 08:57

Mondays suck because the weekend isn't long enough.

willhub · 25 Jul 2023 at 09:06

sigma said:
Mondays suck because the weekend isn't long enough.

I thought that but I only work Mon(8-8),Tue(8-8), Thur(8-8) and every other week do a Sat(9-1).

Malevolence · 25 Jul 2023 at 18:19

I work 4 on/4 off, so Monday is just another day to me.

MrRockliffe · 25 Jul 2023 at 20:34

OP - might be an indicator you don’t enjoy your job :-)

thought about changing role?

MaTTReeves · 2 Aug 2023 at 13:36

People are probably still getting out of their "weekend state", who knows how they spent their free time. Maybe someone still has their time off. Monday is a hard, but you always make it to Friday.

Lightnix · 2 Aug 2023 at 16:12

Malevolence said:
I work 4 on/4 off, so Monday is just another day to me.

And I send my CV where sorry?

Junglist · 2 Aug 2023 at 16:36

I don't mind a Monday. You expect it. You know it's going to be the start of a new week.

The real scumbag day? Tuesday. That ******* of the week is the true thief of joy. I always find about 1500-1600 on a Tuesday I end up thinking "My lord it's only Tuesday? the weekend is so far away".

Shout out to Thursdays, the unsung hero of the week. Once you've made it there you know there's only one day left.