Tips for Getting Through Blue Monday in Your Office

It’s well known that ‘Blue Monday’ is allegedly the most depressing day of the year. 

So with it approaching fast this year, here are a few ideas that will give you an opportunity to raise a few smiles and give your team members a boost on “most depressing day of the year”.

Create a fun event

At a time when everyone in the workplace is feeling low, what better way to cheer them up than with a team event they can look forward to? Such as:

• A ‘dress-down’ day.
• A charity fundraiser.
• A prize for the tidiest desk

Make sure staff to take lunch and breaks

Good food practice makes a big difference to your staff’s working day:

• Maintaining a healthy diet is good for general health
• Eating at regular intervals will help with combating stress and depression
• Encourage regular breaks

Recognise good work

Staff members can often feel demotivated – especially if they’re feeling overworked and their achievements are going unnoticed. It’s important that employers recognise a good job being done when they see it; even just a ‘thank you’ won’t go amiss.

If you’re aware that some of your staff are consistently doing a good job but you haven’t told them so, Blue Monday is a great time to do it as it’ll help them to feel more positive and motivated.

Keep happiness levels up throughout the year

Encourage Everyone to:

• Take a break from their screens are lunchtime and move about
• Check on others in the team and include them where they can
• Speak up if they are feeling down or overwhelmed by work

It’s important however, to watch out for employees who appear to have a consistently low mood. Try having a one-to-one with them to make sure that they are happy, because there might be something more significant occurring than the effects of Blue Monday.