It was Monday and settling back to work after holidays was very painful for Mr P, an avatar of Mr Bean. It
was really hard! He wished that there could be more vacation days. It
would have been alright if there were fewer working days in a week. Having just
the weekend of Saturday and Sunday off was not enough at all.
For example, it is well known that Mondays are for getting rid of the hangover and headaches from the weekend celebrations! Those who are not suffering from any hangovers may be suffering from Monday blues! People can be mean and grumpy for being necessitated to put an end to the joys of the weekend and get to work on Mondays. “This will have a negative impact on the productivity of others besides themselves”, thought Mr P.
Then one surely must have Fridays off too. He was of the firm belief that not much work gets done on a Friday anyway! People are so eager for a break by Friday that all what gets done on a Friday is just planning things for the weekend.... Such as whether to go to the Mexican restaurant and have Tacos, nachos and Burritos or to ‘Cubby’s sports bar and grill’ for sweet potato fries, fried chicken and Long island iced tea for dinner. Plans had to be made for Saturday and Sunday as well such as whether to go to ‘Papa John’s’ or MacDonald’s for lunch…There were so many important decisions to be made! So why not have a holiday on Friday as well? Thus long weekend holidays for every week in the calendar was what Mr P was aspiring for.
But then Mr P would have liked Wednesday to be a holiday as well. “Does it not make perfect sense to have a day off in between the two working days? Wouldn’t that keep you fresh and eager to work on Tuesday and Thursday?” he thought.
So he put forth these suggestions to his boss as measures to improve efficiency. His boss sat back in his chair and Mr P could see him close his eyes and take in some deep breaths. Mr P was glad that his boss was giving such serious consideration to his suggestions! Then he opened his eyes and told Mr P that he wouldn’t mind if Mr P could stay home on Tuesdays and Thursdays too…..and he need not come in to collect his pay checks either!
For example, it is well known that Mondays are for getting rid of the hangover and headaches from the weekend celebrations! Those who are not suffering from any hangovers may be suffering from Monday blues! People can be mean and grumpy for being necessitated to put an end to the joys of the weekend and get to work on Mondays. “This will have a negative impact on the productivity of others besides themselves”, thought Mr P.
Then one surely must have Fridays off too. He was of the firm belief that not much work gets done on a Friday anyway! People are so eager for a break by Friday that all what gets done on a Friday is just planning things for the weekend.... Such as whether to go to the Mexican restaurant and have Tacos, nachos and Burritos or to ‘Cubby’s sports bar and grill’ for sweet potato fries, fried chicken and Long island iced tea for dinner. Plans had to be made for Saturday and Sunday as well such as whether to go to ‘Papa John’s’ or MacDonald’s for lunch…There were so many important decisions to be made! So why not have a holiday on Friday as well? Thus long weekend holidays for every week in the calendar was what Mr P was aspiring for.
But then Mr P would have liked Wednesday to be a holiday as well. “Does it not make perfect sense to have a day off in between the two working days? Wouldn’t that keep you fresh and eager to work on Tuesday and Thursday?” he thought.
So he put forth these suggestions to his boss as measures to improve efficiency. His boss sat back in his chair and Mr P could see him close his eyes and take in some deep breaths. Mr P was glad that his boss was giving such serious consideration to his suggestions! Then he opened his eyes and told Mr P that he wouldn’t mind if Mr P could stay home on Tuesdays and Thursdays too…..and he need not come in to collect his pay checks either!
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