In today’s world, there are so many buzz words around work, from quiet quitting to Bare Minimum Mondays. But Sunday Scaries are the latest phenomenon. We all know the feeling: it’s a Sunday evening and Monday morning looms, causing for many a feeling of anxiety.
“Sunday Scaries” is defined as an anxiety experienced the day before returning to work. Although Sunday is in the name, the concept can be applied to any day of the week.
A recent study, conducted on 1500 Brits, by Currys explores a range of work-related stressors. Out of those surveyed, over half (54%) admitted that they suffered with Sunday Scaries.
The biggest Sunday anxiety stressor was that the worrisome “boss wants to talk” fear (35%). This could be as a result of experiencing an out of context text or email, which calls into question the conversation around workplace boundaries.
Second on the list was “overdue deadlines” (27%). The list also featured the sound of a “Teams/Slack Notification” (11%), “Colleagues Oversharing” (16%) and “Imposter Syndrome” (16%).
Third on the list, and perhaps most interestingly, was “Going Into The Office” (24%), which worried nearly a quarter of employees. Due to the pandemic, a lot of employees started working from home and the migration back to the office may be troublesome for many.
Although, it looks like WFH is here to stay! Recent statistics suggest that nearly a quarter of employees continue to work hybrid, which could also be a factor in keeping security teams up at night, due to more endpoints to secure! Lookout’s 2023 “ employees suffer sunday scaries
