How Your Workplace Can Help Beat the Sunday Scaries
Nothing can beat that Friday feeling of accomplishing your tasks and knowing there are two days of free time ahead of you. Similarly, nothing can shake that Sunday feeling knowing that there are five full work days ahead of you…
Even if you love your job, it can feel like the weekend came and went too quickly. In fact, 80% of Americans worry about the week ahead on Sundays.
So, what makes professionals so scared about the week ahead of them? Reasons may include:
- Heavy workload
- Packed schedule both personally and professionally
- Commute
- Job responsibilities
- Coworkers
- Office environment or workplace setting
The Sunday scaries don’t have to dominate your weekend, if you know how to combat them. It’s time to change your mindset, so that the impending Monday feels just as good as Friday (or close to it…).
One of the most important questions to ask yourself when experiencing the Sunday scaries is – “do I like where I work?”
Your environment greatly contributes to your day, so if you are in a setting that expels negativity, it’s no wonder you aren’t excited to go there on Monday morning! Humans spend a majority of our time at work, but at the end of the day, everyone just wants to go home. So, what if your workspace felt like home away from home?
One of our members at CommonGrounds previously worked in an office that was quite literally falling down. Her desk was pointed toward a torn wall, the carpet was many years past replacing, the leaky water-cooler was considered an “amenity”, and she had zero privacy throughout her workday.
The moment she stepped into a CommonGrounds location, her world was changed. The atmosphere was fresh, spacious, and she felt instantly at home. Suddenly, coming to work was a positive part of her day instead of a negative one because there were so many things there to be excited about. The Sunday scaries disappeared.
At CommonGrounds Workplace, our workspaces and private offices feel like home. They are all-inclusive with amenities* like soft seating lounges, stocked kitchens/pantries, speciality coffee bars, relaxation rooms, and complimentary printing stations. Additionally, our spaces are filled with warm, friendly workplace teams, as well as a community to network with.
As soon as the Sunday scaries enter your mind, take a moment to think about what is causing them. If one of the reasons is that you just don’t like where you work, consider an alternative solution and find a setting where you will look forward to each new day.
*Amenities vary depending on the CommonGrounds location. Please see your workplace team for details.
