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Hopefully your Labor Day weekend was as stress-free and incredible as you hoped. But all good things must eventually come to an end, even three-day weekends. Now it’s Monday and you’re probably facing work tomorrow. What can you watch to unwind before you finally reopen your email? That’s where we come in.
Whether you’re spending this Labor Day lounging in your bed nursing your hangover or taking the last flight home, Netflix understands that working life is rough, and it has something to fit your binge-watching needs. Only have a few minutes to spare? Then may we introduce you to Workin’ Moms, an addictive comedy that condenses the aggravations of motherhood into 22-minute chunks. As an added bonus Season 3 is now streaming. What if you’re in the mood for something a big more dramatic? Scandal and Olivia Pope are always around to remind you that no matter how exhausting your job is, things could be so much worse.
No what you’re in the mood for, Netflix has your back. Here’s what you should be watching this Labor Day.
'Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife'
Length: An hour and four minutes
Nothing makes a quick commute fly by like a good comedy routine, and on that front Ali Wong delivers. And let us tell you, after two stand-up specials and two baby bumps, few comedians work harder than Wong. After her hit “Baby Cobra” Wong lays down the truth about motherhood and marriage in this hilarious special. If Always Be My Maybe and Tuca & Bertie has left you craving more Wong in your life, this special is what you need.
'The IT Crowd'
Length: 25 half hour episodes
Why not escape your boring day job by watching a show all about boring day jobs? The IT Crowd takes the most mundane and frustrating parts about life in an office and raises them to their most ridiculous stakes in only the way quality British comedies can. Grab a beer, get ready to talk about that ludicrous display last night, and unwind with the biggest nerds you’ve ever met.
'Workin' Moms'
Length: 39 half hour episodes
Workin’ Moms is by far the longest-running series on this list. But the best thing about this Canadian comedy from Catherine Reitman is that each episode is fairly self-contained. You can watch it for 22 minutes or 10 hours — if you can get yourself to stop. There are a couple of boob shots and a stray sex scene here and there, but overall Workin’ Moms is an addicting binge watch that’s perfect whether you’re flying back home or chilling out on the couch.
'Scandal'
Length: 124 hourlong episodes
No one, and we NO ONE, works as hard as Olivia Pope. Those are just facts. Shonda Rhimes’ political thriller about a team of PR fixers has everything you could ever want in an addicting binge watch: high stakes, presidential turmoil, and so many steamy hookups. It’s like your office but way more exciting and with the A+ insult “Smelly Melly.”
'Mad Men'
Length: 92 hourlong episodes
You can’t talk about shows about working without mentioning the hands-down greatest working drama of all time. Starring Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men took the dirty, misogynistic, scrappy world of advertising in the ’60s and turned it into a gripping look at modern life. Watch it with a Scotch. Just don’t try to keep up with Don Draper.
