Why "Bare Minimum Mondays" is the Unfortunate Job Trend Nobody Gets Right

[@misterelom]

These outlets & articles love leaving out the self-employed part to fit their own narrative. "She started working for herself for her employer"😆 . That's like saying you're a vegetarian/vegan who loves steak.

[@MJSGamingSanctuary]

Thats cause all these mega corps trying to justify burn out are the same types to say for brownie points that the meat they eat was lab grown just to get a participation trophy from PETA. 🤣

[@mathgasm8484]

get in the groove monday. Sometimes you just need to just do your thing and get into the work groove.

[@SaniFakhouri]

She is her own employer. How dare she not work much for her own employer self? /s

[@JoshuaFluke1]

@@SaniFakhouri "I gave my self permission to do the bare minimum" ...and its like yeah well, you run your own company so of course you can setup whatever schedule fits best.

[@invincible769]

It's crazy how these stories get twisted

[@ayblackie5472]

A wise man once said "if they pretend to pay you, you also pretend to work". We have all been victims of bare minimum pay.

[@dougsholly9323]

You weren't a victim. You AGREED to work for that wage. Were you confused about what the job entails. Were you not informed ahead of time the salary you were going to be paid? 'Victim'....

[@ololusername]

@@dougsholly9323 this is like someone holding a gun to your head, asking you to empty your bank account at an ATM, and then saying "well you agreed to empty it" lmao. people clearly have no choice but to work minimum wage. the problem is when "minimum pay" means having to work 2-3 jobs just to survive. companies get rich off the backs of their employees, they deserve to get paid more, don't be a corperate shill. these companies won't stick up for you the way you stick up for them

[@ayblackie5472]

@@dougsholly9323 .... How many salaried employees are expected to work exactly 40 hours per week, even though their contract says they will be paid for just 40 hours? How many hours are public accountants expected to work during the busy tax season? What is the general attitude in this country towards the employee who clocks in exactly 40 hours per week and doesn't want to do any extra minute of unpaid time? Why is quiet quiting frowned upon by many employers? Have you been living under a rock or are you intentionally being ignorant about the subject?

[@dougsholly9323]

@@ololusername You can't really be comparing the 2, are you? I'm not even going to dignify that with a rebuttal.

[@dougsholly9323]

@@ayblackie5472 I am salary. I know that when I agree to a salaried position, I will get 'screwed' if I work over 40 hours. I know up front that there could be a possibility of working more than 40 hours as part of the job. I don't HAVE to accept the job. If they ask me to work more hours than I feel is appropriate for my salary, I'll resign and find another job. NOBODY is FORCD to work a job where they are underpaid. If you want to do 'just the bare minimum', you can be sure you will be the last person offered promotions. I haven't been under a rock. I've been in the workforce for many years, and I know what works, and what doesn't. I can promise you, "quiet quitting" or whatever clever buzzword you want to come up with to call it, doesn't work.

[@RetainTheDark]

Companies give you bare minimum explanation during layoffs, so bare minimum Mondays are kind of justified

[@llVIU]

you people get explanations? I didn't even get my paycheck

[@ineas9]

Never got one...

[@elios7623]

fair trade yeah

[@elios7623]

@@llVIU damn

[@danhalo1405]

It is funny how corporate America doesn’t like their own tactics (paying workers the least amount of money and expecting the maximum amount of work from them) being used by employees against them (doing the least possible amount of work to still get payed). It’s a free market

[@OneBlurryLens]

Bare minimum is what employers will do to support workers, career advancement, or raise wage slave salaries.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@keropi193]

I love when corporations take over and mischaracterize a term so they can immediately make it a controversial and divisive issue for no reason

[@Perfidion]

Oh, there's always a reason, and it's usually getting the peasants to fight amongst themselves while the C-suite execs live the high life on fat bonuses. "Look at Jim over there, leaning his fat ass against the wall while we work like whipped dogs. Sure, we all get paid a pittance and are treated like human refuse, but the man's got no work ethic! Shame on you, Jim! You're not even trying!" Jim's figured out the game is rigged and he's playing by his own rules now.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@whoareyou6854]

@@chandler2100 percent agree

[@AdvocateOfJamaica]

Props to Josh getting his 1st sponsorship. Moving up in the youtube world.

[@JoshuaFluke1]

First one in like 4 years, I’m glad someone gave me a shot.

[@J3unG]

@@JoshuaFluke1 Keep going!! Well done.

[@Em22-wtf]

​@@JoshuaFluke1 niiice!!! Does that mean we still can't have Corporate Cringe back?? I wicked miss that series!!! 🤞😁

[@JoshuaFluke1]

@@Em22-wtf You know, I'm actually not sure. I think if it was anonymous / toned down or more 'topic' based instead of linkedin post based perhaps. Thnking.

[@gustavostnt]

@@JoshuaFluke1 Try VPN and Immigration companies. They are also quite permissive due to their target market.

[@MWtheMonke]

The coworker that did the bare minimum is the one that got promoted, so now I'm following her example and doing the bare minimum 😁

[@Perfidion]

It really depends on what you spend time doing the bare minimum on. You can coast by doing the bare minimum at your actual job, but if you're a real go-getter when it comes to being an obsequious kiss-ass, you'll probably still get promoted. I have worked with people who are demonstrably incompetent at what they're paid to do, but because they're prepared to enthusiastically fellate the right people, they've a bright future ahead of them. Shit floats, and the modern workplace is the furthest thing from being a meritocracy it is conceivably possible to be.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@michaeldautry]

@@letsgets77is that the same as laying down?

[@letsgets77]

@@michaeldautry Lying flat? That came first.

[@jdubz6561]

"If you have time to lean you have time to clean" is something I heard all the time working in kitchens. The notion that if you are not constantly busy then either you're not working hard enough or being lazy just drives people to burnout faster. I could go on a whole tangent here about smoke breaks being a non-smoker, but the fact is, everyone needs some kind of break during their workday. We are not drones...and I'd be willing to bet those worker bees take breaks too.

[@jdubz6561]

@@volrag Seems like it. Too many managers/owners treat people lesser just because they are "under" them. Those you deem "lesser" than you are what keep your company together.

[@joelshewey798]

My reply to “ you got time to lean” hands always been “you got time to bitch, you got time to shut the fuck up” it doesn’t always go well for me.

[@vash47]

it comes from calvinism, sick ideology

[@genxx2724]

I remember my first job, at a pizza place. We were taught to look busy. A restaurant with employees standing around is unappealing to customers. It looks like the place isn’t good. Also, if you’re not busy, you’ll be first to be told to clock out and go home if it’s slow.

[@jdubz6561]

@@genxx2724 Yeah, I've heard that and understand it to some extent. I used to deliver to a pizza place that would often be pretty slow with only 1 or 2 staff members. The vibe when it was dead compared to when they were busier was completely different. That second part used to be a motivating factor to me when I was younger. 😆

[@MembersOnlyRocks]

Funny how corporate America doesn’t like their own tactics (do more with less) being used by employees against them (do less for more). It’s a free market.

[@cedarforest4621]

It's only free in one direction.

[@J3unG]

@@cedarforest4621 Free for thee but not for me.

[@ДаудМухамеджанов]

welcome to capitalism basics

[@recarsion]

What's even funnier is how many people that are employees are taking corporate's side in this. As if it's some kind of moral imperative to act against your own interests in favor of your employer. This slave mentality needs to die.

[@dzhonnikihirin4006]

That's not capitalism

[@justinwhite2725]

As someone who was self employed for a bit and was doing 14 hour days all day every day with no day off (ADHD obsession) - having a self care routine is absolutely key.

[@chrisegonmusic]

Pretty much essential

[@Trollamollex]

That's pretty much considering that a little self care won't come close to letting your body repair the damage that 14 hour work days will do to you. Self care really is key.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@Yamagatabr]

How is it done? i've been clocking over 10h a day for 5 yeras straight and my ADHD constatntly makes me miss the over hour apoointing, ive been feeling miserable lately

[@hextechmagikarp4610]

All these companies try to treat their employees like they're toasters and microwaves. We're not tools but human.

[@Perfidion]

You're a disposable labour unit. Once you're burned out, you're removed from your workstation and a new unit is installed. Rinse and repeat... forever. The problem for companies right now is that the mask has slipped. People have begun to realise just how little regard their employer has for them, and they're adjusting their lives accordingly. Once you know your boss will throw you under the bus without a moment's hesitation as soon as the line graph starts to trend downwards, you've seen the light. Be as loyal to them as they are to you.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@daveblackman816]

Is it their job to create these ridiculous “trends” that have existed since forever?

[@BlitzkriegOmega]

Yes, because they need something to shame you into giving 110% every single day like a robot

[@Canoby]

I'm looking forward to AI putting the people who generate such online content out of work.

[@ryno4ever433]

I mean yea - 24 hour news cycle

[@LordFokas]

@@BlitzkriegOmega only 110%? are you quiet quitting or something? I need you to give 300% every day or you can kiss that 2% raise goodbye.

[@seeibe]

@@Canoby Great then we'll leave out the middle man and just have AI generate sensationalist click bait content. The problem isn't the journalists, it's the readers who this kind of content works on.

[@rnt45t1]

Leaving this comment is my bare minimum.

[@purpletigerracing7087]

Too much if you ask me. 😊

[@DrunkJackal]

But it's Wednesday!

[@elenabob4953]

Absolutely. Let's help the algorithm :)!

[@NissaMaezHartman]

😂👏🤣

[@sir_s]

Monday

[@ijustfelldown]

I might do bare minimum work sometimes at my job. But my efficiency & productiveness at my "bare minimum" is still better than some people at their "giving it all". Work must always be measured by objective scales instead of propping up a facade of dedication.

[@daysandwords]

I used to be a delivery driver for a car parts store, and we had a sheet with our deliveries on it (which was just to make sure garages got their parts), but EVERY DAY mine would go down to row 29 or 32 or something, while the other driver's one went to 15 or 16... Yet we got paid the same and treated the same. I could have done my bare minimum and hit 20.

[@issecret1]

​@@daysandwords yeah, so why didn't you?

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@saywhatnow57]

I've been successfully self-employed for 15 years. I have to admit, Bare Minimum Mondays are real for me. It's somehow the only day that is somehow slow for me. There's no harm in them. But they only work on slow Mondays. Super busy mondays that just happen are still a thing. So you gotta take advantage of the slow ones when you get them.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@enkidu9298]

In this particular case, it isn't really a problem.

[@jamesbullo]

How dare a self-employed person practice self-scheduling, self-help and self-reflecting. Props to her for changing her own hustle & grind mindset.

[@AFuller2020]

Start your own biz, show us how it’s done.

[@ClockworkGearhead]

@@AFuller2020 Someone opened their mouth and now I can smell corporate farts.

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@jamesbullo]

​@@AFuller2020 I see the sarcasm escapes you. 😮😅

[@yanivchen6401]

Every day is bare minimum day. Doesn't have to be a monday

[@llVIU]

bare minimum wage = bare minimum work

[@danhalo1405]

so true 😆

[@veanandjean1]

It’s called efficiency 😂😂

[@letsgets77]

The Chinese youth have championed a term, that I believe wholly encompasses this conversation with one word........ Humenerial.

[@eltrainlane]

I was about to say this. I'm not being paid by the amount of work I do. So you get the amount you paid for.

[@damdamdamdumdidum]

I'm not self employed but every work day is a bare minimum day for me.

[@TerraAcox]

That LinkedIn post about the doctors, soldiers, etc, they're actually so close to getting the point. We don't all have essential jobs like that, in fact, most of us have completely trivial jobs. That's the whole point of the anti-work movement. Why are we killing ourselves, missing time with our families, missing out on life itself for the sake of a made-up job that was invented just to monopolize the free time of the working class?

[@JamesSmith-ey7vc]

CEO'S can say these things because they can do a crappy job and get fired with a multimillion dollar pay out.

[@charlottebreton6796]

But thats literally like everyday for me. When work comes in I do it, but im not out here pushing to do everyones task, im only doing mine because thats what I get paid for. If they want me to do more, pay me more.

[@genxx2724]

If you finish early, you’ll be told to help with others’ work. ie bailing out slackers without getting paid more.

[@RicardoSantos-oz3uj]

@@genxx2724 There are two rewards for getting your job early. 1. Permanently more work. (as your boss will expect you to do more from now on). or 2. Getting fired for no longer being needed.

[@genxx2724]

@@RicardoSantos-oz3uj “Permanently more work” should come with a raise.

[@flavoursofsound]

Meanwhile, assuming this is actually a thing, I guarantee you the people who are sharing this mischaracterised, spouting their own misinformed opinions often practice what I call “Less Than Bare Minimum Fridays”. Fridays are always suspiciously quiet, it often feels like I’m the only one doing stuff, and nobody seemingly has time to respond to any communication because they’ve already checked out for the week. It’s not like I contact them at 5:30pm either (I too have a life and want to enjoy my weekend), but this is at the very start of the day that is happens often. The hypocrisy is really annoying.

[@dan44zzt231]

No phones allowed on the golf course 😂

[@Perfidion]

Yeah, watching lines of BMWs, Audis, and Teslas file out of the carpark on Friday afternoon as all the managers quit early is a real morale boost. It's a huge incentive to sit on your ass and do jack-shit for the remainder of the day.

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

That's the best thing about Fridays. I work an evening schedule and by the time I get in, most or all of the bosses are gone.

[@SavedByZero]

Every time I hear the term "self care" it is now inextricably linked with "masturbation" - both literally and figuratively.

[@PierreMiniggio]

Same 🤣

[@raptoress6131]

If employers want more than minimum effort, they need to pay more than the minimum.

[@sarahjane9644]

Most Corporate companies are only interested in how much work can they give you until you either burnout or quit. Then they complain no one is going above and beyond for the company anymore.

[@jackcarraway4707]

I'm getting out of the Army in about a year and some change. I'm planning to take a sabbath from traditional work and do gig work like Uber Eats full time while I'm going to trade school for a year to change careers. My long term goal is own my own business. Luckily my family is 100% supportive of this move. I just want a break from reporting to someone and I'm 100% done with corporate bullshit. But what about the job gap? Idgaf. I'll lie on my resume. If it's ever brought up, I'm just gonna be brutally honest like Red did when he FINALLY got parole; like him I'm done playing stupid games only to be heartbroken. I spent four years away from friends and family and putting up with a toxic unit that I couldn't just quit on. I EARNED that break.

[@WhoIsKryp]

Even if she wasn't self-employed, maybe people wouldn't put in the bare minimum so much if they got more than bare minimum pay. :)

[@aeow8859]

Its not that I have a problem with people taking care of themselves or having a slow start to the week. I just really hate all these stupid names people are giving to normal behavior.

[@SKBottom]

Of all the places that will willfully misunderstand this, I'll bet Boomer Dave Ramsey is going to have a field day.

[@TheMaleRei]

Ramsey thinks his employees physically and spiritually belongs to *him* - he reqd it in the Bible don't you know...

[@brucej.willson4764]

​@@TheMaleRei He doesn't read the Bible. Not with that attitude.

[@Orion_Nebula_M42]

I've already adopted this at my current job. I use my Mondays for planning the rest of the week and admin work. Tuesday - Friday I am the most productive. My boss is not complaining about the results and has praised me on my performance review. Work smart not hard

[@tonymouannes]

The funny part is that monday and friday have always been the least productive days in most monday to friday jobs. Same as the first and last hour of each day. That's just human nature. I don't like buzz words, but her concept is on point an possibly everyone who's successful in the corporate word does it, but now she called them out and they're made. Easing your way into the work week really helps reducing stress. Ofcourse as a self employed she can go a step further, but chances are she works some late nights when needed, something employees don't do.

[@izamalcadosa2951]

I worked in retail many years ago when I was in my 20s and sitting down at the cash register will make you work slower than, if you stood and took care of customers! We did an experiment at that company to see, if you work just as fast sitting vs standing, and none of the employees worked as fast sitting vs standing because you have to move around quickly when you are attending, cashiering and bagging a customer's merchandise! When you sit, you aren't as efficient because of the position you're in and it feels real akward in such a posture. In Europe, fast customer service isn't a requirement like it is in the U.S. They have a different mindset to customer service vs the U.S.! The U.S. is about dollars per hour at a retailer, so you have to usher people in and out a store as quickly and efficiently as possible. In Europe, not so much!

[@Heidis_pipes]

I love your videos, man. These are the topics and grievances that most people are afraid to bring up, because they'll be shamed. I worked in hospitality for 7 years, got a degree in it too. I was extremely passionate about it too. "...I had a hustle culture problem." I felt that!

[@breakingbenjamin555]

I am a first year teacher and alot of my collegues were amazed how I was able to be super productive when it came to grading, lesson planning, and still go home at 3:30pm. I was even able to go to all of my schools sporting events and be in charge of our school's esports team. The reason why is because I use alot of software that makes completing my duties super fast and efficiently. After 1 year, I am not even close to being burnt out. Work smart not hard. Making a test? Make it digital. Grading is done as soon as the student submits it. Want to avoid taking stacks of student work? Make it digital. You can grade all the work without having to carry pounds of papers. Yet a few of my collegues make their job harder by sticking to the old school.

[@angelr194]

The duality of not understanding: 1. Have less workers and more productivity because of automation and IA: profit! 2. The workers want less hours because their productivity rose: stop! no profit! Someone didn't tell them that 8x5 is the same as 5x8...

[@entropydenied5791]

Ah, I see these people practice "only read the title" wednesdays.

[@vinividipepe]

Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday. That was the end, Of Solomon Grundy.

[@thomascuvillier7250]

Well I've been a "bare minimum monday" since... Forever then... I always avoided corporations with a passion, setup my company right out of school, sold it 10 years later and now working for a DAO (no hierarchy to speak of). As you say it isn't so much "bare minimum monday" than just spreading the work and working when you are actually the most productive (depends on the person, personally I'm a night guy). I work every day even weekends, which lets me work less hours per day on average. Companies really aren't that good at optimizing their employees' productivity, they hinder it a lot....

[@asadb1990]

I thought "bare min" was standard for both monday and friday. Tuesday is ramp up, Wednesday is peak, Thursday is ramp down and friday is cruising. This has worked for me at most large companies. Smaller companies expect 100% work 100% of the time. My last boss at a small company (pretending to be mid sized) expect 8h of workday to mean 8h of actual work like totally ignored my need to have lunch, coffee, etc. Like wtf im not a robot.

[@Patrick-857]

This is how most people work

[@asadb1990]

@@Patrick-857 how? The first example or the latter?

[@Patrick-857]

@@asadb1990 the first example.

[@asadb1990]

@Patrick right on. My last employer believed in 100% for the worker like me. While they couldn't be bothered to pickup my call until the day something is due and then would blame remote work for their lack of support.

[@Patrick-857]

@@asadb1990 This kind of attitude from employers gets the opposite result from what they expect. People are productive because they want to be.

[@chancepaladin]

I used to get awful anxiety on sunday nights to the point to where I'd lose a quarter of the weekend unable to function. ...now I can just login on Sunday, see that everything's fine, and wrap up my weekend and feel fine about not walking into a shitstorm on Monday.

[@greymouseher]

We are getting as many buzzwords for setting limits on how much you give to "work" (self-employed or otherwise) as we have for marketing these days. Actually, maybe it's all marketing? Next we're gonna hear "growth hacking the workweek" or "hyper-personalize your job" or maybe "guerilla scheduling your work calendar" Work will take every ounce of time and energy you are willing to give it. Setting limits is good. If the limits are not compatible with your work situation, revise the limits or find a new job that those limits are acceptable in.

[@llVIU]

yes, the only important issue in the world that media organisations can possibly cover is: this week's forced to be trending buzzword

[@dsgraphics02]

congrats on the sponsor dawg keep it up.

[@daybreakgray3452]

started watching you right after i graduated, working as a developer for 6 years in total, i am at my witts end, i spend my mornings gardening and not thinking about work. but i worry it will catch up with me eventually, i am just so burnt out josh, i feel like ive lost my sense of self because of work

[@Seawiz21]

They showed someone doing dishes like it’s news. I can’t c

[@sandyj342]

News channels and "experts" are doing bare minimum by parroting others....Josh is the voice of sanity in a world of crazy employers, CEOs.....congrats Josh for the sponsor 🎉

[@CRASH...]

media are the cancer of this world, there should be a new buzzword for articles/reports like these just spreading missinformation with no research behind it. Happy for you finally getting some recognition from sponsors and still keeping it real

[@AFuller2020]

He has a narrative ‘man, he won’t give an interview with his intern or dig into Google’s biz practice.

[@laughingshaman1]

I do a version of this, I’m self employed, I created a 4 day workweek for myself because I found myself working every day without clear boundaries between personal time and work time. I felt guilty when I spent time on self care. Now, I focus on work 4 days and the other 3 days I do other things. My stress levels have gone down a lot.

[@mslucyfurr]

Congratulations on your sponsor 🎉 Go Aura!!

[@JoshuaFluke1]

🎉

[@Maki-00]

I worked at my college bookstore and we had to stand behind the counter. The only time we could leave is if we went to the bathroom. If there were no customers, there was nothing we could do but just stand there, so why couldn’t we have a stool to sit on?

[@canawolford4491]

I’m so glad I found your channel!!! ❤❤❤ now binge watching your vids!!! It’s so refreshing to hear the truth about cutting through the corporate nonsense!!❤❤❤ 🔥 🔥

[@nandannishadgopuram8394]

Hey Josh, are we going to get a video about AI replacing jobs, especially dev jobs? Curious to know your thoughts about this. Congratulations on the sponsor by the way.

[@razorstone3088]

congrats on getting a sponsorship, I hope there are many more to come

[@andrewkuhlmann7395]

Southpark this week poked fun at mental health days and no one wanting to work.

[@RealDarkBlade]

I too, am a sponsor 🤣

[@StarContract]

That's the bare minimum

[@albertaprepper5372]

I love how they glossed over the fact she was self-employment. The fact is that if one has the ability to do they should not because of self care, but if it makes you more productive it is better for everyone including yourself and family because you are less stressed and/or angry at life. When, I had the ability to adjust my work day, I was able to do more and yet be less stressed and happy with my work. I did the "look busy" bullshit and it made my quality worse and my self worth at almost zero.

[@inquisitorinluzifera3406]

people, who use Facebook and TIk Tok as their source of information lost the control of their life.

[@wimeatsworld]

It's ironic that the industry dunking on "bare minimum Monday" would have to step up to even tech bare minimum effort. Got the opportunity to read a "high quality" national newspaper lately. Spelling errors, self contradicting sentences and sucking off the powers that should be like there's a reward for it. No wonder they hate "the little guy". Also, leave it to the Ramsey crew to miss the mark.

[@tech-bore8839]

"It started from a Tiktok video" And that's all I needed to hear.

[@annaed4291]

Wise words from an old coworker "Minimal effort for minimal pay"

[@Podcastforthewin]

Jobs still needs to get done, your just gonna have to work harder later.

[@annaed4291]

@@Podcastforthewin Oh, the job is still getting done that's a guarantee. Just nothing extra for $7.25

[@redfather5342]

No

[@The_Real_Frisbee]

Why yes, we do want more money for less hours of the week. These CEOs think that productivity will lesson if we work less, but nothing motivates an employee more than more money and more free time. Plus, less hours in the week means less time to "lean and clean". Can't tell you how many jobs I've worked where we just stood there with nothing to do but we HAD to be there. Lessening the work week means there'll be more fire under butts to actually get work done instead of "well we got 4 days left, we can just take our time"

[@hiflyer000]

This is 100% a management problem. More often than not your only reward for working hard and going above and beyond is to have more work and responsibilities piled on you. Anyone who has been in the corporate world for a decent amount of time knows this. If there was an actual, tangible benefit then we wouldn't be having any of these discussions.

[@tokyosan7906]

1:59 I have news for this person, as a former soldier I can absolutely guarantee we put in the bare minimum with regularity. Even in a conflict zone, what do you think, everyone's walking around on 100% high alert 24/7? If you think so, give it a try.

[@Bones0]

Companies are just mad she coined the phrase before they could come up with the idea for Minimum Wage Monday.

[@jpny4750]

The thing is that once you move up the ladder in a company, you have the freedom to do this. I know people who block every Monday in their calendar until 1 PM to prevent getting meetings or calls scheduled. Nobody questions that. But if rank and file employee tried that, it would be unacceptable.

[@yowaiomae914]

I thought people going up on ladder face more pressure than anything

[@jpny4750]

@@yowaiomae914- Yes, there is pressure, but it is different type of pressure. The higher up you are, the more likely you have greater responsibility for company revenues and the least likely you are to have a line manager who manages your daily comings and goings. If blocking your calendar in the morning helps the company bottom line, it is unlikely anyone will stop you, or that anyone will even challenge you. You are expected to manage yourself and as long as you deliver what the company expects of you, you continue next year. Keep in mind that you blocking time in your calendar will never inconvenience your boss simply because your boss doesn’t care about your calendar. If he schedules a meeting for 4 am, for example, you will be there.

[@boxfabio]

I have two direct examples on my family that hustle can be good and bad , i never had economic difficulties when growing up but my parents add 2 jobs each 80hours p/week my dad died at 51 and my mom had a stroke at 49 , let that sink in on how stress can literally kill you

[@b5fw6jg7]

The least we all can do to support the GOAT is to check out his sponsor. May Joshua gets more sponsors.

[@whenimmanicimgodly4228]

My job acts like me not wanting to turn my one half-day shift into a full day every week is me not doing my job, when in reality I didn't bring lunch or plan at all to stay an extra 4.5 hours since you sprung the question on me AT WORK

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

Where I work, I bust my ass all the time and they fail to recognize it. I'm considering doing the bare minimum required of me ALL THE TIME. This is what employers get when they're poor leaders.

[@teeg3030]

You must work at my company!!! After busting my ass all day, going above and beyond, I was expected to kiss my master's hand for the measly 4% pay rise, while still being 30K underpayed!!!!

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

@@teeg3030 No, we can rule that possibility out. Our measly raise was under 2%.

[@dareemmanuel6079]

Yay!!!! Josh got a sponsor!!!! Glad for you. 😁. No need for the sell, we'll check them out... lol

[@altaccount8749]

Looks like they did the bare minimum research.

[@malikdespanie4344]

It doesn't matter how many buzzwords the corpos come up with or distort the meaning of people are going to work within the limits of their abilities.

[@x364]

Your analysis is correct. I agree.

[@StarboyXL9]

This is why my favorite job was at a 24/7 gym. I worked the graveyard shift. They couldn't get a single one of their day people to cover nights on the weekend and the weekday night person wouldn't do it either. I was the only person in the entire region (apparently) that would work nights on the weekend. That level of job security meant I could easily sit around and play vidya for 6 hours straight with one hour segments bookending each end of the shift and nobody would say shit to me. In fact they were just grateful I showed up and stayed awake. Even loaned me out to other local gyms to let me get a change of scenery while I chilled! 😆 I'd order pizza and play old flash games and tell customers to talk to days if I didnt know how to help them. If the pay wasn't minimum I would have stayed there for life. Best job I ever had: seatwarming! 🤣 TL;DR: Bare minimum Mondays are great when they're every day.

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

Bare minimum wages & benefits, no advancement, and maximum workload deserve bare minimum work. Working like three people on late hours and on weekends and loyalty to the firm get you nothing, but gives your employer peace of mind that they can abuse you without consequence.

[@bkucenski]

I prefer to call it "Meeting Mondays" so management can get it out of their system and the rest of the week can be productive.

[@yourbodyandu]

Most offices almost shut down on Friday afternoons. Everyone just sits around waiting for the day to end. Everyone is just burnt out.

[@GreyRock100]

Bare minimum all day er day

[@rc9272]

Some companies practice bare minimum raises and no outrage ensues. I know an over-employed (2 jobs) remote contractor who practices bare minimum Monday thru Fridays, and takes long lunches too.

[@hayuseen6683]

When you're disenfranchised from your job and not paid by productivity, why wouldn't the bare minimum be fine? It's like telling a company to do extra work for customers without expectation of increased profit. If they want to play Monopoly don't expect me to play nice, I didn't choose the game.

[@hannamariewilson]

It's a terrible name. We're changing it to Do Your Job And Go Home Monday. No staying late. No I'm depth work on non-urgent things. (But just make sure you do your job on the other days.) We need to make sure we don't promote slacking off.

[@justfacts4523]

in my org during my last faang internship we had the "hangover Friday". it was amazing: no meetings before lunch, very low productivity expected for that day

[@JimNH777]

Craziest part of those videos is this is the only time ever I see 'viral tiktoks' or real tv shows and commentators. Who are those people who watch some random lady's morning routine thousands of miles away? And then get excited by what some people on the tv say about it? Honestly who tf watches tv morning shows? And then I start to wonder is it me who's out of touch? With trends, culture etc?

[@elios7623]

i quited my job recently due to burnout (maybe a extreme decision) to look for a better one and, meanwhile, do some personal projects, honestly best decision of my life... tho ofc i gotta get a new one at some point, but i don't feel that weight in my chest anymore

[@munster1404]

Monday Blues have been around since forever. I don’t need buzzwords. I will adjust my output accordingly based on my health, emotions, whatever. But I’m not going to brag about it.

[@bodine219]

So essentially this poor girl gave herself a four day work week as a SELF employed person. Good for her. It's a shame that it was taken out of context like this.

[@TheJessenovels]

So so glad I found your channel. Keep up the amazing work.

[@atomixfang]

Whenever the conversation comes out about these trends. I usually shut them out. No point to even discuss these "trends".

[@CaballoSalvajeTrese]

You would think they would completely understand the concept.. considering how they have the bare minimum brain activity and comprehension

[@dlouisgonzalez]

Like Josh said, IF you are lucky enough to somewhat structure your weekly schedule... I actually recommend to do the opposite: overload hours at the beginning of the week so that you can relax more and coast towards the end of the week. It's tough to get enough motivation to push hard on Mondays and (sometimes) Tuesdays, but that extra effort makes the rest of the week a lot easier. You don't feel like you're playing catch-up with your hours, and you tend to have a jump on your tasks. You may even be able to take the last half of Friday off, or sleep in during the last half of the week. Again, I understand that many people, especially those who do not work remotely, are unable to do this. With that said, love the channel and good luck, everyone, with your tech careers.

[@teeg3030]

I get bare minimum wages, was given bare minimum pay increase after working 3 positions (my job and someone else's that left, plus was assigned 2 employees to babysit as a manager without title nor pay). Needless to say, after 9 years in this company and seeing multiple mediocre employees getting promoted while I've been passed over, I've began my search for a new job!!! I'm setting boundaries of not answering my cell phone outside of working hours and will not reply to texts either!!!

[@richardbehappy5412]

Another awesome video Josh😊😊😊😊😊

[@jffish5149]

Lets stop the trends lets just "Be Our Own Boss"

[@dhenderson1810]

I thought people already did this on Friday afternoons.

[@tadroid3858]

Even self-employed people have deadlines. I never worked harder than when I was a self-employed real estate appraiser. Bare Minimum Mondays are fine your business doesn't have anything going on that day. If you're a valued employee, you can set your boundaries. Sure there are pressures, but that goes both ways, if you're good at what you do and people like you. I give them 8 hrs a day, and I don't do weekends. When that isn't good enough, I move on. There's always another job.

[@etienne2315]

Lets be honest few jobs actually need 8 hours of intense focus everyone is already slacking of secretly.

[@jpwhataboutit]

Hell yeah! Sponsor! Glad for you. ❤

[@isocuda]

The people going off on a tangent without actually understanding the source material is a good representation of middle management 🎉

[@fendikye]

I've been self employe for some time and, the fact is, I get up late on Mondays... and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursda... but I end up working into the evenings a nights making things happen because that's when I do my best. Most self-employed people work MORE hours than most. They just work those hours WHEN they are at their best instead of an outdated factory schedule from 1929. The media is so lame taking the video out of context and these "journalists" should be ashamed.

[@purpletigerracing7087]

Bare minimum everyday. All day. Do as little as possible for as much as possible. All day, every day. Act your wage.

[@happylistener4628]

Exactly. Do what you are paid to do. Nothing more. Period. I busted my butt and burned myself out. I finally realized after my last and best annual merit evaluation, it just isn’t worth all my hard work and effort just to make these corporate monsters wealthier and myself being forced to fight for the reward. They suck. Incredibly stressful and energy depleting. So I “Quiet Quit” until retiring from working in healthcare at 60 free of debt and leaving the rat race workforce in 2021 with my employer matched and unmatched retirement accounts and a nice size bank savings account. Not to mention collecting my well earned Social Security benefits I paid into all my working life. Since my teens. I learned from my Mom(Medical Technologist) who I lost at 62 to cancer in 1997. She never got to enjoy her well earned retirement and Social Security benefits she paid into for decades. This is exactly what these greedy, corrupt evildoer government bureaucrats want. Hence them pushing our full retirement age further and further out. At 70 half of us will be dead and never collect our earned Social Security benefit we all paid into for decades, so that they can take it our money. Absolutely evil.