Bare minimum Monday (BMM), also known as minimum effort Monday or minimal Mondays refers to an initiative by

employee Employment is a relationship between two party (law), parties Regulation, regulating the provision of paid Labour (human activity), labour services. Usually based on a employment contract, contract, one party, the employer, which might be a cor ...

s to do the minimal amount of work necessary on

Monday Monday is the day of the week that takes place between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 8601 standard, it is the first day of the week. Names The names of the day of the week were co ...

s, which mark the start of the

work week The weekdays and weekend are the complementary parts of the week, devoted to labour and rest, respectively. The legal weekdays (British English), or workweek (American English), is the part of the seven-day week devoted to working. In most o ...

. This may also involve starting the work day later and prioritizing self-care activities. In doing so, employees alleviate the stress and anxiety associated with the beginning of the work week by making Mondays more manageable and less overwhelming. The term was coined in 2022 by Marisa Jo Mayes on

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under the

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"itsmarisajo" in response to

occupational burnout The ICD-11 of the World Health Organization (WHO) describes occupational burnout as a work-related phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. According to the WHO, symptoms include "feelings of e ...

from the

Sunday scaries Sunday scaries, also known as the Sunday syndrome, Sunday blues, or Sunday evening feeling, refer to the anticipatory anxiety and wikt:dread, dread that commonly occur on Sunday, Sundays for employees as the Workweek and weekend, weekend ends, a ...

hustle culture A side job, also informally called a side hustle or side gig, is an extra job that a person takes in addition to their primary job in order to supplement their income. Side jobs may be done out of necessity when a person's main job does not pro ...

, and worker exploitation. Bare minimum Monday has been criticized as an antiwork effort and that employee disengagement could lead to

termination of employment Termination of employment or separation of employment is an employee's departure from a job and the end of an employee's duration with an employer. Termination may be voluntary on the employee's part ( resignation), or it may be at the hands of t ...

. Bare minimum Monday is not compatible with company cultures that promote

presenteeism Presenteeism or working while sick is the act or culture of employees continuing to work as a performative measure, despite having reduced productivity levels or negative consequences. Reduced productivity during presenteeism is often due to illnes ...

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2022 neologisms American slang Occupational stress Labor Work {{Labor-stub

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