Workdays are Not Created Equal: Job Satisfaction and Job Stressors across the Workweek Shani Pindek, Zhiqing E. Zhou, Stacey R. Kessler, Alexandra Krajcevska, and Paul E. Spector
Human Relations Vol. 74, No. 9 (September 2021), pp. 1447-1472
Overview The traditional US workweek runs from Monday to Friday, but for most employees, not all days are the same. On Monday you might be happy and recharged from the weekend, so this is your best day. On the other hand, on Friday you might be excited that the weekend is about to start making this your best day. Which premise is correct? We recruited 139 university employees who worked a traditional Monday-to-Friday schedule with no overtime. They agreed to complete surveys for two weeks. Each day they indicated the extent to which their jobs were made unnecessarily difficult due to organizational constraints and whether anyone treated them badly. They also indicated how satisfied they were with their job on that day. The days of the week were compared to see which was seen as more stressful and more satisfying. The short answer is Friday is best, and Monday is worst. Employees experienced the least stress and most satisfaction on Fridays, and the most stress and least satisfaction on Mondays. Further, the impact of poor treatment was greater on Monday than Friday; poor treatment on Monday diminished job satisfaction but on Friday had little effect. With the weekend coming up, people were able to take the mistreatment in stride.
The above consists of excerpts from the following: Spector, (2020). What Is the Best Day for Working? (https://paulspector.com/what-is-the-best-day-for-working/) 14 | Journal Publications - Distinguished Journal
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