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A new ‘snail girl’ trend that prioritises slowing down and taking it easy on the job is sweeping Australian workplaces.

This term has been popularised by Marisa Jo, a TikToker, who describes it as a way for her to crack down on the work pressure and hold herself accountable to "completing the least amount of work necessary to get by that day."

Caitlin Winter, a 31-year-old marketing manager at Neora, has boldly flipped the script on the Monday blues by revolutionising the way her team approaches the start of the workweek with Bare Minimum Mondays.

Caitlin Winter, a 31-year-old Marketing Manager from Adelaide started this trend so that the staff can take the day at their own pace and treat themselves with 'space and kindness.'

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The concept means doing the bare minimum at work on Monday as a way to reduce stress and prioritize mental health.

“Critics are forgetting that the bare minimum quite literally means that it’s still enough,” says Marisa Jo, who coined the term on TikTok.

“Critics are forgetting that the bare minimum quite literally means that it’s still enough,” says Marisa Jo, who coined the term on TikTok.

“Critics are forgetting that the bare minimum quite literally means that it’s still enough,” says Marisa Jo, who coined the term on TikTok.