Scientists waste time proving that people hate going to work

Well, scientists, you've done it again. Just when the world was marveling at mankind's ability to explore other worlds and create a birth control pill for men, you had to go and waste your time on something that any living human being could tell you in a heartbeat. Thanks to researchers who wasted their time polling 340,000 people, we now know for certain that going to work sucks.

The goal of the study was to either prove or dispel the notion that people hate Mondays more than any other day of the week — and that we feel that way because we have to go back to work after a relaxing weekend. It turns out that not only do people definitely hate Mondays, but they hate Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays just as much. Friday was the only day of the week that those polled said their stress and worry level begins to decline, in anticipation for the work-free days ahead.

So there you have it: People hate going to work. Of course, if you woke up this morning to a ringing alarm, pets begging to be fed, and a cold shower, all while dreading the joyless hours that lay ahead of you, you already knew that. Maybe we should all be scientists.

This article was written by Mike Wehner and originally appeared on Tecca

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