At the opposite extreme, 37% of the participants indicated that they had “little” disconnected during their break time, while the remaining 36% stated that they had remained “totally” connected with their technological devices and work, totaling a majority of 73%. Argentine workers who stayed connected to technology and work responsibilities during their vacations.
In relation to these results, Andrea Ávila, CEO of Randstad for Argentina and Uruguay stated: “It is important to be aware that technology today represents a double-edged sword: just as it allows us the comfort of working from anywhere, the fact that being connected 24/7 can interfere with people’s necessary rest. Our health and well-being depend on achieving a balance so that work does not invade time and spaces for leisure and personal time”.
The Randstad report also seeks to delve into the work demands of bosses and superiors during vacations and the workload that usually exists during the vacation months, as factors that can affect the possibilities of disconnection of workers during the vacation period. break.
In line with this, the survey specifically revealed whether workers answer calls, messages and work emails when they are on vacation. In this sense, only 9% of those surveyed said that they never answer work calls and messages while on vacation. For their part, 41% of those consulted stated that they only answer urgent questions; 45% commented that they answer work emails and calls because they like to be aware of what is happening in the office and only a limited 5% said they answer work messages and calls because their work or their direct boss imposes it.
Furthermore, when asked if they felt pressured by their employer to answer work-related calls, emails and messages while on vacation, 62% of respondents said they never felt pressured by their employer to stay connected with work. job. At the opposite extreme, 36% of the participants said they felt pressure from their boss or employer to answer work messages and calls for urgent matters during their vacations and only 2% said they always felt obliged to answer work messages even when they were in the middle of work. your vacation period.
When consulting on the volume of work during the summer months, it appears that opinions are divided, since 52% of the participants stated that during the summer months, which generally coincide with the vacation period, their workload is equal to that of the rest of the year, while 48% commented that their workload decreases in those months.
“We live in a hyper-connected world, where the boundaries between personal and professional life are becoming increasingly blurred. The widespread home office due to the pandemic brought many benefits, but it also greatly contributed to deepening this phenomenon, due to the coexistence of work and family responsibilities under the same roof and a greater tendency to always be connected through technology by the lack of attendance”, added Andrea Ávila.
PANDEMIC, BURN OUT AND AFTER
The health crisis that we have been going through worldwide for the last two years has generated a higher level of stress and exhaustion in the workforce, making rest and vacation time more relevant.
In this context, the Randstad study specifically investigated the preferences of Argentine workers in relation to the ideal length of summer vacations. Thus, 57% of those consulted said that 2 weeks is the ideal period to vacation during the summer; 24% assured that they would prefer to take only 1 week; 16% considered that 3 weeks is the ideal extension; while only 3% of the participants reported that the perfect break would be 4 weeks of vacation during the summer months.
Source: Ambito
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