Sunday Night Is the New Monday Morning, and Workers Are Miserable • Discoverology

Sunday Night Is the New Monday Morning, and Workers Are Miserable

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Like many bosses, Chris Mullen found the final hours of the weekend ideal for decluttering an unruly inbox, sharing stray thoughts with staff on projects and requesting status updates to prep for the week. His colleagues felt otherwise.

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