Don’t be fooled by the alliteration or juvenile appearance, the Sunday scaries are not something out of a fairy tale or children’s book. Facing the Sunday scaries, like a bad case of the Mondays, is a serious problem that is shared by workers all over the world.
If you haven’t heard of the Sunday scaries but you have held a 9-5 job before, you can probably guess what it is. The Sunday scaries are that sense of dread that starts building up Sunday evening, sometimes as early as Sunday afternoon, and fills anticipating workers with uneasiness, anxiety, irritability and restlessness.
Although we can’t get rid of the scaries entirely, there are things that employers can start doing to make the work week more enjoyable and Sundays less threatening for their workers.
One important step to ridding workers of the Sunday scaries is by getting them more excited about coming in on Monday. If employees start actually looking forward to Mondays, then they’ll feel less anxiety on Sundays.
This is a good reason to start implementing fun events, group activities, and team-building exercises on Monday morning.
While the weekend is designed to be the time for rest and relaxation, a lot of people take time off on the weekend to travel, engage in sporting events, and celebrate things like birthdays and weddings with their loved ones. This means that a lot of employees will end up feeling a bit tired and drained on Monday mornings.
What if their Monday started with yoga, stretching, or a meditation activity? What if it started with an event where team members share the highlight of their weekends through a photo gallery? Rather than diving straight into busy work, breaking up with the work day and starting with a positive and welcoming event on Monday mornings can help set tension at ease on Sunday nights.
Strategies for revitalizing your company culture and getting workers excited about the office don’t just stop on Mondays. You can implement activities, events, and team-building exercises to create a more positive work environment and encourage enthusiasm from your workers.
Dealing with the Sunday scaries is not fun, and implementing strategies that promote health, wellbeing, community, and relaxation in the workplace is a great step to transforming how your employees experience their work week.
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There’s no better way than to revitalize your company culture and create a positive work environment than by empowering your employees through health and wellbeing.
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