VACATION

 

It is easy to forget that feeling as a working adult when heavy workloads and stress threaten to eat into our precious vacation days. Most people are owed a minimum number of vacation days a year but a lot of us do not take them. Statistics show that the majority of the workers took a smaller number of vacation days they were allowed and some of the people took no time off at all. Many said that they were worried about falling behind in their work while others worried that they would lose their edge over the competition for promotions. But this reasoning may be flawed.

Here we have listed some of the benefits of taking a break for both you and your work:

Vacations make you happier.

It may be an obvious one but it can be easy to forget in the face of a heavy workload when going on vacation seems like another task on the to-do list. Research has found that after taking a vacation workers are less tense and stressed, they are more likely to be in a good mood and to have higher levels of energy. Better yet, people who come back from vacation are more satisfied with their lives in general when they return. 

Vacations are good for your health.

We may have blogged before about the effects of stress on our health. Chronic stress puts a strain on your body and puts you at risk of ill health. Although we all need some periods of stress in our lives, it is also important to know where to draw the line and how to take time out. A vacation offers a chance for your body to turn off the stress systems, recuperate and repair. Research has shown that people on holiday immediately feel healthier, have fewer physical complaints and even have a reduction in cholesterol levels on their return.

Vacations increased productivity.

We have covered why vacations are good for the individual. But are they also good for the workplace? The research seems to say yes. Employees who take a vacation have lower levels of job stress and burnout. Researchers also showed that at a company level there were lower levels of absenteeism for reasons other than ill health after employees had taken a vacation compared to before. In addition, employees who have had a vacation see the tasks they have to complete as part of their job as less effortful compared to before they took time off.

All of these indicate the benefits of spending time away from work. But there is an important catch to remember if you want to see these benefits - a vacation should not just involve time spent out of the office but time off work as well. Many workers admit to working while on vacation and this is something that can negate many of the good effects of a vacation. Studies have shown that people who spend a lot of time thinking negatively about work while on vacation actually had higher levels of exhaustion and disengagement from work when they returned. People who felt that their holiday was highly recuperative, meanwhile, experienced enhanced effects when they went back to work. They were happier and more satisfied with their lives even in the face of a heavy workload on their return.

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