The most important thing is to make the transition from vacation to work as smooth as possible and to focus on the positives of returning to routine, according to Adecco.
It is estimated that 30% of workers suffer or will suffer from a post-vacation syndrome or depression in the coming weeks in Spain, according to Adecco, a Spanish Human Resources consultancy.
This syndrome is based on the feeling a worker has when returning to their job after their vacation period ends, characterized by lack of energy or motivation and sadness.
According to the consultancy, its symptoms include apathy, followed by fatigue or lack of energy and concentration to perform tasks. In some extreme cases, it can even cause headaches, anxiety, or general discomfort.
It is very difficult to create a specific profile of workers who are more prone to suffer from this sensation, but an approximation can be made based on the work environment and personal characteristics. Thus, it should be noted that people most likely to suffer from this syndrome are those with a lower resistance to frustration.
Also, those workers who enjoy longer vacations, as well as those who work in an unpleasant environment, those who are not excited about their work, and those who deal with a bad boss, either because they feel undervalued or consider them incompetent.
However, there are different measures that help prevent and combat this syndrome, to make the return to work more pleasant.
Here are 7 tricks to avoid suffering from this syndrome
- Get up early a few days before returning
- This way, it is easier for the worker to return to the daily routine since they adjust in advance to the usual schedules.
- Come back from vacation a few days earlier
- Like the previous measure, this helps the worker gradually acclimatize to their work life.
- Divide vacation days
- As explained before, those who have longer vacation periods are more prone to suffer from post-vacation syndrome, so it is advisable to divide them throughout the summer to make the return to work less abrupt.
- See the positive side
- If the end of the vacation is interpreted positively, it will be easier to handle. This is possible if one avoids thinking of work as a burden and approaches it from a different perspective.
- Set the alarm five or ten minutes earlier
- Especially during the first days of readjustment, getting out of bed earlier helps to have more time to get to work, thus avoiding rush and stress.
- Don’t overload yourself with work on the first day
- In line with the previous trick, to make returning to work more manageable, it is better to do it gradually, little by little, as this will make the transition more pleasant.
- Engage in healthy activities
- Finally, although not directly related to work, exercising and having a good diet have an impact. Therefore, it’s something not to be neglected in the first days back.
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