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The bad news is.…the third Monday after Christmas is considered by many to be the ‘saddest’ day of the year
The good news is…there is no basis for this whatsoever and the ‘formula’ used (amount of debt + motivation levels x sunlight or something or other) was part of a marketing campaign by a travel company.
(Incidentally, the ‘happiest’ day (in June,) is part of an ice-cream promotion.)
However, if you are feeling a little blue, The Mental Health Foundation has some great resources and suggests ten ways to look after your mental health.
Talk About Your Feelings
Eat Well
Keep in Touch
Take a Break
Accept Who You Are
Keep Active
Drink Sensibly
Ask for Help
Do Something You’re Good At
Care for Others
Work Your Proper Hours Day (24 Feb 2012) is the day when the average person who does unpaid overtime finishes the unpaid days they do every year, and starts earning for themselves. We think that’s a day worth celebrating.
Over five million people at work in the UK regularly do unpaid overtime, giving their employers £29.2 billion of free work last year alone. If you’re one, why not take some time to reflect on how well (or badly) you’re balancing your life? This is one day in the year to make the most of your own time. Take a proper lunchbreak and leave work on time to enjoy your Friday evening – You deserve it!
Long hours are not good for us; they cause stress; they’re bad for our health; they wreck relationships; they make caring for children or dependents more difficult; and tired, burnt-out staff are bad for business.
People do long hours for a variety of very different reasons, and work life balance expert Professor Cary Cooper has helped us put together a long hours clinic tool, to give you tailored advice to fit your own situation.
You can also use our online balance check to diagnose what your workplace’s working style is, and then add yourself to our big interactive map to see how you stack up against everyone else. Or just check the map, to see what others have said.
Work Your Proper Hours Day for 2012 will be 24 February, but your own pay day may come earlier or later, depending on the hours you work above your contracted hours. Use our online unpaid overtime calculator to find out when you can celebrate paying off your long hours debt.
(via WorkSmart.org)