I like Mondays as well as any other day of the week. I think this is due to the fact that I am mostly retired. I don’t work anywhere that requires my punch of the clock.
However, Mondays are a big dang deal for a lot of other folks. Many people out there simply hate their jobs, and Monday puts them back to work. And if hate is too strong of a word, they most likely would rather be someplace else than tuning cars or serving food or pushing pencils.
So, Mondays, in general, get a bad rap. It falls just after the weekend, as you know. And the majority of the people would rather be having a weekend. I am not one of these people.
Anyway. For that reason, and many others, Mondays have a slew of facts.
For starters, on a Monday, almost 50% of employees are late to work. Rise and shine, darlings. Pulling those covers over our heads won’t make that Monday go away.
Being away for two days makes people worry about their ranks. Blue Monday. Researchers have found that after being away for a weekend, we need to re-establish our place in the order of things. In the work/social environment, we want to reassert our place in the social system. As a result, we gossip on Monday mornings to help with this.
Which brings me to this. Since all that gossiping is going on, it has also been found that the productivity of workers is at its all-time low on Mondays. Studies have shown that people are up to 30% less productive on a Monday. The same studies show those folks only manage 3.5 hours of work throughout the day. Out of 8. Uh. Oh.
Does it seem like the weekends are often filled with crappy weather, and it is always nice on Mondays when we have to go back to work? Well, surprisingly, Mondays are the least rainy day of the week. True. The exact science behind this is unknown. But, researchers believe it is caused by the decrease in man-made pollution over the weekend.
Monday is also known as “suicide day,” being the day of the week where the most people take their own lives.
It is also “Heart attack day.” Count on Mondays for a 20% increase in heart attacks. Uh. Oh. Again.
And, right along with those two facts is this: Monday is the day of the week when you will weigh the most. Oh, c’mon.
I’ve run through many of the Monday facts, which all add up to the next one. A study in 2011 showed that the average person moans for 34 minutes on a Monday, compared to the 22 minutes on other days. I am sorry, but this one made me laugh out loud in a large way. I can’t imagine myself moaning on any day, for even five minutes. Save 22 minutes. And 34?
I guess they should change the name to Moanday.
As it is, the name is Monday, coming from the Old English word “Mōnandæg,” and the Middle English “Monenday.” The original translation of Latin “dies lunae” means “day of the Moon.”
This makes no sense to me, as every day is the day of the moon. The moon rises, it falls, and then we have a day. Or maybe it is because dogs and people howl at the moon, often mistaken for moaning. For 34 minutes.
Here’s the thing. Sunday and Monday got into a fight. Who won?
Sunday won, of course.
Because.
Monday was a weekday.
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“The beginning is always today.”
― Mary Shelley
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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
— William James
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Limit your “always” and your “nevers.”
— Amy Poehler
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Getting back on a Monday gets back at us.
