People often talk about having a case of the Mondays - the weekend is over, and it's back to work for another week of soul-crushing toiling at work/school/whatever. I don't get the Mondays (anymore), largely because I don't work on Mondays; my job sees me working Tuesday through Friday, ten hours a day. Tuesdays can be a little rough, but having a three-day weekend does help to recharge and refresh. But eventually comes Friday...
I do enjoy Fridays as much as the next person, as they mark the beginning of another weekend. However, my enjoyment has been diminished as of late; come Friday, I am often tired and spacey, and getting through the day can prove a challenge. (This is especially true following my transfer from Second Shift to First Shift.)
Today was a prime example of this: I was tired, I had trouble focusing and processing information, my thoughts were erratic and prone to jumping around. At one point a Material Handler commented on my appearance, citing that I had the expression of someone on some very potent drugs. (For the record, as of my writing this, I am NOT on any controlled substances, legal or otherwise. I may have vices, but drugs are not one of them.)
I would like to put forward the following phrase and definition for consideration: "having a case of the Fridays" - struggling through a Friday due to the physical and mental stress and fatigue accumulated over the course of the week, to the point that simply functioning as a human being becomes a challenge.
I don't know that this will actually catch on, but I still feel better simply for having put it out there, and for having put a name to it.
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