INTERVIEW – On the occasion of “Blue Monday” this Monday, September 20, which is proclaimed as “the most depressing day of the year”, “20 Minutes” asked the sociologist of work Nicolas Framont what made this first day of the week so depressing
It’s the third Monday in January and as a British advertising campaign for a travel agency in 2005 assured, we are about to experience the “most depressing day of the year”, also called “Blue Monday”. “. If this concept has no scientific basis, it is no coincidence that it falls on a Monday. According to a study for the Monster website, 61% of citizens around the world have a Monday phobia. Even Guinness World Records declared that Monday was “the worst day of the week”… But then, why?
According to Nicolas Framont, sociologist of work, author of You don’t hate Mondays, you hate domination at work, released last October by Les Liens Qui Libération, this feeling is closely linked to suffering at work, itself induced by the capitalist system.
-Why do you think “Blue Monday” necessarily fell on a Monday?
Beyond the marketing aspect, this bogus concept speaks of a collective experience: the majority of us are often depressed on Mondays. If I talked about Monday morning in my book, it is precisely because it (…) Read more on 20minutes
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