Spring is arriving. The days are getting longer, birds are singing a bit more boldly, and suddenly Easter pops up in hallway chats and office calendars. For some, it’s a religious moment of reflection. For others, it’s a welcome long weekend (with a side of sugar overload). But what does Easter really mean in the context of work?
Easter lands right after the winter grind — those months filled with deadlines, quarterly reports, and meetings where someone always says, “Let’s revisit this after Easter.”Symbolically, Easter is about rebirth. In work terms, it's a soft reboot.It’s a natural invitation to hit pause. Not just physically, but mentally too. What projects deserve a fresh look? What habits can you leave behind with winter? And perhaps most importantly — when was the last time you gave yourself permission to be unproductive, on purpose?
Easter at the office isn’t usually a full-on celebration — but it always leaves a mark. Mini eggs appear mysteriously in communal bowls. The salted caramel ones disappear first (obviously). And suddenly, no one minds walking over to the other department for “just a quick check-in.”These little rituals matter. They build connection. They inject playfulness into busy days. They remind us that joy and productivity are not mutually exclusive — in fact, they often fuel each other.
In Christian tradition, Holy Saturday is the quiet day between death and resurrection — a day of waiting and silence. In our work culture, we rarely leave space for this kind of stillness. But maybe we should.
What if we made room for our own “silent Saturdays”? Time with no deliverables. No screen. No metrics. Just space to think — not about what we’re doing, but why we’re doing it.
Reflection isn't the opposite of work. It's a form of it.
Easter marks the beginning of something new. And maybe that’s exactly what we need at work — a seasonal shift, not just in the weather, but in our mindset. Less grinding. More intention. Less reacting. More creating.Perhaps it’s time to ditch the glorified busyness and embrace a spring energy: curious, collaborative, and sustainable.Because yes, the tasks will keep coming. But you get to decide how you show up to meet them.
Easter doesn’t have to be just about brunches and bank holidays (though those are lovely). It can also be a checkpoint — a moment to recalibrate. What do you want to leave behind? What deserves a fresh start? And how many chocolate eggs can one consume during a workday before it’s considered a performance issue?That last one? Still under investigation.But let’s figure it out — after Easter.