General healthcare

Saturday night fever in executives

Saturday Night Fever, when one hears this sentence or word, whatever you may want to call it, what does it remind you of? The 70’s, the polyester, the disco dancing, or John Travolta dancing to “Staying Alive” or may be even the disco ball perhaps. That’s what Saturday Night Fever means to yester era folk- it was all about dancing, hipsters, the ghastly gold jewellery and costumes. But now with changing generations and changing times, the definition of Saturday Night fever, also seems to be changing. Gone are the polyesters and now in their place are corporate suits; gone are the love and peace guys and gals, in their place are ruthless and power hungry men and women, who are willing to do anything to climb the corporate ladder.

Published January 8, 2022

When we talk about these ruthless corporates, we forget that they are humans too and they too need an occasional break or two and this is how “Saturday Night Fever in Executives” occurs; they work hard during weekdays and party like a monster/rock star on Saturdays, they paint the town red, go partying, clubbing, and alcohol binging.

When Saturday night fever in executives occurs, they most probably forget their work life and live in this spell of song and dance, parties, and alcohol. The Saturday night fever often makes them forget the targets, the board reviews, or the killer presentation on Mondays. Saturday night is a night where everything is just forgotten, for they have only one night and the remaining six days and nights to toil long and hard at their respective workplace.

Now it’s time for us to take a look at the causes of Saturday Night Fever:
Extreme Workload
Less of recreational activities and enjoyment, more of work
Over Exertion
Stress overload both professionally as well as personally
Extreme pressure at the workplace

Primarily, these are the causes, that make a person miserable and leaving him/her ample time to spend with their respective families or enjoy some quite down time, which in order to be recharged for the tedious work week ahead is extremely necessary.

Very often in the corporate culture many multinationals, as well as well-known companies, throw parties on Saturday night, to lift up the dampened spirits of the executives, as they tirelessly work off their behinds to help the company achieve its targets. These types of parties are generally also presented as an incentive to hardworking employees. On the opposite spectrum of the world, the Saturday night may very well be a hardworking one for an executive, due to which he or she may actually suffer from a Saturday night fever, thanks to the constant over-working.

All in all, the Saturday Night Fever in executives is about having a gala of a time, without really having to worry about getting up and going to work the next morning.