Bare Minimum Mondays
noun1
Internet, Neologism, Plural normally The trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week.
- Bare Minimum Monday has its roots in self-care, but many would argue it has been going on for years, just without a buzzy moniker to make it a social media trend.2023 February 27, Martha Alexander, “Have you been having a Bare Minimum Monday?”, in Evening Standard, London, page 20:
- Unfortunately, in a generally conservative work environment where work is sparse, practicing Bare Minimum Mondays regularly might adversely affect an employee’s career or even get the said employee fired.2023 June 7, Gilberto Lauengco, “Bare minimum Mondays, quiet quitting, pushback of the youth”, in Philippine News Agency, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2023:
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- If the post-pandemic decline in the appeal of “hustle culture” and “leaning in” laid bare structures of worker exploitation, the rise of trends such as “bare minimum Mondays”, “lazy girl jobs” and “act your wage” are manifestations of a resentment in search of articulation.2024 May 18, “Loud quitting: Catharsis, breakdown”, in Indian Express, Mumbai:
- Related terms
- lazy girl job, quiet quitting