The return to work after a vacation, which they should supposedly Assume a respite And an opportunity to disconnect from work stresshas become a whole challenge for many Spanish workers.
Although it was expected that those workers who have already enjoyed their vacations will return With renewed energiesthe reality is that only 25% of workers get it. At least that’s what emerges from A survey Made by the consultant Robert Walters to workers from Spain, France and the United Kingdom.
As if you hadn’t gone. The survey reveals that one in four Spaniards claim to feel completely rested And ready to return to work after your vacation. The percentage is even worse in the United Kingdom, where only 15% say they really feel rested After your vacation. France, with 22% about the rest figures of their employees to those of Spain.
In addition to returning with the feeling of not having rested, 63% of Spanish workers recognize that they experience anxiety when returning to their jobs, while in France this figure rises to 64% and in the United Kingdom reaches 78%. The similarity of the results in the three countries reveals that this is not an isolated problem from Spain.
Digital disconnection and workplay. A very striking behavior that emerges from Robert Walters’s survey is the one that points to the “workshop” (Fear of getting off opportunities professionals for being absent) directly impacts the capacity of employees To rest.
To 44% of Spaniards, 61% of the French and 67% of the British, find it easier to relax during their vacations if they know that their companions are also on vacation, because they know that They will not miss any opportunity Labor that leaves them at a disadvantage with respect to their classmates.
Working from the beach. Another survey by the same consultant provides a relevant fact about the ability to Disconnection of the Spaniards During their vacations: 68% of professionals in Spain review Your job email During its rest days, while in the United Kingdom the percentage is 51%.
These data coincide almost millimetric with those obtained two years earlier by the mental health consultancy Alan in its Mental Health Barometer 2023in which 65% of Spaniards had trouble disconnecting labor concerns At the end of your day.
THE SOLUTION: Download revolutions. As Alberto Cantón, Managing Consultant in Robert Walters, says in his report, for some, reviewing their email helps them keep up and avoid an avalanche of messages when returning from the holidays. ” That is, it is a way to avoid a back overload situation When they go back. “Sometimes, something as simple as blocking the reception of emails outside working hours helps disconnection and reduces stress levels,” says Canton.
According The published By the specialized portal psychology and mind, holiday rest is a psychological need with which the ability to judgment and decision is improved and productivity and concentration are increased, repairing the harmful effects of cortisol and anxiety in the organism.
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