According to industry experts, the pandemic and other uncertainties have led to the rise of different trends, such as quiet quitting, rage applying, and great resignation. The pandemic disrupted the workplace, leading to the frustration of employees who struggled to keep their job and decrease their stress levels. Mental health was compromised, and employees were looking for different opportunities. A trend emerged called bare minimum Monday, which was made viral by a TikTok user who showed how she held herself accountable for the least amount of work she did on Mondays to decrease her stress levels. This is a form of quiet quitting, where the employee gets over the Monday blues, which impacts their performance, and does the bare minimum on Monday as they provide more time to self-care.

Will ‘Bare Minimum Monday’ Increase Productivity?

People always stress about the next day of work after Sunday. Everyone talks about relaxing on Sunday, yet people feel stressed out because they have work the next day. The new trend of bare minimum Monday is about avoiding stress and not doing anything extra or overwhelming on a Monday. It is about rejecting the pressure that consumes a person on a Sunday because of the next day of work. Individuals use well-being before productivity at work to release themselves from stress and work better for the rest of the week. But the question is, will this new trend increase or decrease productivity? An employee needs to be more productive on a Monday to maintain time, which is of the essence today. However, if the employee experiences burnout by the middle of the week, then they are not productive at all for the rest of the month. In such a scenario, what does one want to do but adopt self-care rituals to help employees negate stress? Doing minimum on Monday is about productivity and bringing employees together to work more productively. However, the impact of such a trend on productivity still needs to be seen, like quiet quitting. This new trend is more prevalent among Gen z’s who are all about self-care and expect support from the company.

Benefits of Trying This New Trend

Many benefits to the bare minimum Monday work for the workstation and the individual.

1. Controls Anxiety
   
   
   
   This kind of trend helps to control the anxiety in a person, as they can relax on a Sunday and enjoy life with the family or take some personal time.
   
   
2. Less stress – People can handle stress and balance it throughout the week. It can help increase productivity as people make better decisions with less stress. Employees can organize their responsibilities according to urgency and focus on what is more important.
   
   
3. Mental health – Doing the bare minimum on Monday and focusing on self-care increases excellent mental health. This also decreases the chances of depression and helps them cope with the ongoing work pressure. Positivity is all about developing positivity in our lives by negating the feeling of failure. Relaxing on a Sunday when we know that Monday will not be stressful can help us be more positive and think of solutions to solve problems.

Conclusion

Employees have often confessed that the best thing about bare minimum Monday is the lack of rules and the pressure of executing things. If there is a deadline, it is in the middle of the week, and money is kept open. Easing into the day helps people reach their goals and make good decisions. Try this new trend in the company, and let us know the results in the comments section below.