The Cultured Girl

Mondays are bad, and the Monday between a semi-holiday weekend and an actual holiday on Tuesday, July 4, is even worse. But if you find yourself slacking off today and daydreaming about barbecues, you’re not alone. According to the consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Monday, July 3, could rival Christmas Eve day and New Year’s Eve day as the least productive workday of the year.  “With the national observance of Independence Day on Tuesday, workers around the country will try to get a four-day weekend out of it by taking off Monday.  Those who were not quick enough to request the day off may be less productive that day, seeing it as a day to ‘take it easy,’” said CEO John A. Challenger. So join your fellow Americans and take it easy for a change.