Old (wrong) School of Thought:
Monday: Worst day of the week. Not only am I tired from the weekend; I couldn't be any further from the next weekend. Thoughts of the past weekend pop up throughout the day to make it even worse. (This is the most common mistake of rating the work week)
Tuesday: Second worst day of the week. Pretty brutal but not as bad as Monday because I'm starting to get in the swing of things, and hey, I may go out tonight. (You are seeing positives when they aren't there)
Wednesday: Third worst day of the week. If I could just get to lunch I'll be halfway done with this week. (This holds water but means more than you think)
Thursday: Second best day of the week. Only one day away from the ever-elusive Friday and its Thirsty Thursday tonight! (Not exactly right, but close)
Friday: Clearly the best day of the week. Everyone is happy and no actual work every really gets done, more of a setup for next week. (You finally got one right)
New (correct) School of Thought:
Monday: Second worst day of the week. Yes we couldn't be further from the weekend (not a tough concept to grasp) but everyone has the weekend hangover. Things like "I have the case of the Mondays" create excuses for low/inexcusable productivity. Also after a weekend, 8 hours of work before you are set free again doesn't feel that bad. You can create a me vs. the world mentality on Mondays and this gives you feeling like you just pulled off a huge upset once the clock strikes 5pm.
Tuesday: Worst day of the week, and it isn't even close. The office is abuzz and not in the good way. Your workload really starts to pile up from that sluggish Monday you just had. Today you feel like you've been working for days but you somehow you still have three more; that is, if you even make it through today. No excuses on Tuesdays, just work. Oh ya, Tuesday night bar night is a myth.
Wednesday: Second best day. Hump day as we call it. Sure we are in the thick of things right now but the work week is really just a state of mind, isn't it? We're halfway done, hell does Friday even count? We are more than halfway done really. Also, ever notice nothing is ever due on a Wednesday? Things are either due the beginning or end of the week, Wednesday found a loop hole and were living in it. Drinking on a Wednesday night is also socially acceptable, this gives you an excuse, and that's all we need.
Thursday: Third worst day. Reality sets back in, you still have 16 hours of work left and that's no joke. Sure you have plans to drink tonight but that isn't now, now you have 5 things due and none of them are complete. 2 people just dropped by your desk to give you one-off projects they expect you to finish yesterday. Most likely you do make it out, just not until 8pm after all your work is done. You miss the first round of drinks and when you split the check no one remembers.
Friday: You guessed this one right. No secrets here, best day of the week. Deadlines and projects somehow get pushed to next week and your boss never shows up (working from home). Somehow even though you are at the office today seems better than Sunday will.
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