Forget the Monday Blues – most Canadians hit their stride early in the week
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From ‘Sunday Scaries’ to Monday Blues to Hump Day slack, employees experience a rollercoaster ride of emotions just dealing with work, week in and week out.
But despite the dread Canadians feel on Sunday night or early Monday morning, more than half said they hit their stride early in the week, a new study from staffing firm Accountemps showed.
The most productive workday in Canada?
Tuesday – especially in the morning – according to 35% of respondents. This is followed by Monday, with 25% of workers able to beat the blues.
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Even though Canadians devote much of their energy to the start of the week, however, productivity begins to fall by midweek: only 18% are reportedly able to stay in the zone on Hump Day.
As the weekend approaches, productivity dwindles further – with just 12% maintaining their game by Thursday and 10% keeping at it all the way through to Friday.
Canadians differ in terms of the time of day they are most productive:
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- 41% - early morning
- 31% - late morning
- 3% - late night
- 2% - noon
Environment also matters to employees: 44% prefer to work privately with their office door closed. A third enjoy working in open-plan offices while one in five work best at home.
“Great leaders recognize that the path to productivity looks different for everyone,” said Koula Vasilopoulos, district president for Accountemps.
“Managers should remain flexible and empower employees with the environment, tools and options that best support their preferred, and most effective, work style.”