There is something that working people look forward toare expected throughout the year - these are weekends, holidays and vacations. And this is understandable. This is a great time to relax, communicate with friends and family, the best time to strengthen relationships between family members. Instead of sitting all day at work, we can say goodbye to the stuffy office and go to the mountains, to the sea, to inviting distant lands. We can run around the shops and stare at the colorful windows, or we can stay at home and indulge in blissful idleness in front of the TV. We can gorge ourselves on delicious food and sleep until lunchtime. In a word, holidays and vacations give us the opportunity to relax and take a break from work. But... Sooner or later, the vacation ends, and the day comes when you have to go to work. Returning to work after a long vacation is never easy. Unless you are a notorious workaholic. Only they, even lying on the beach, continue to be in the office in their minds, and cannot wait for the end of the vacation or weekend, when they can return to work. But what about the rest? How to get into the mood for work after the holidays or vacation, so that the transition from rest to work is the least painful?

How to cope with stress after the holidays

Return to work after a long breakcan be really difficult. Millions of people around the world even suffer from stress, which psychologists call "post-holiday syndrome". This is a special kind of stress that can appear after a particularly pleasant and relaxing period of our lives. Getting rid of this kind of stress requires considerable effort, and sometimes even seeking help from specialists. Research conducted in various institutions has shown that:

• 66% of employees experience intense stress when returning to work from vacation or after a long weekend;
• The definition of a measure of stress level in workers before,during and after a long weekend, showed that at least half of them had a positive effect of rest disappeared in the first three days after returning to work, and three weeks later did not feel that they had recently had a rest;
• The level of feeling of stress and fatigue in 76% of workers in the first week after returning to work was close to the level of fatigue in the last days before the holidays.

What are the symptoms of post-holiday stress? Here are the most common signs, the presence of one or more of which most obviously indicates stress:

• Sadness;
• Melancholy;
• Anger;
• Anxiety;
• Fast fatiguability;
• Headache;
• Muscle Pain;
• The violation of perception, when even simple things seem impossible.

How to deal with stress after the weekend andholidays Fighting post-holiday stress will bring quick results if you take care of yourself and don’t let the problem slide. And it won’t take much:

• Try not to plunge into work with the head in the first days after the weekend, but start to gradually return to the working schedule;
• Do not plan serious meetings for the first working morning;
• Perform at least the most simple physical exercises. Sports are very good at coping with stress;
• Do something nice for yourself, do not wait for the next holidays or holidays!

Try to maintain a balance between work andpersonal life. This means that you need to find time every day for the four most important aspects of your life: work, family, friends' interests and, of course, your own interests and needs. In the first days after rest, it is very important to find as much time as possible exclusively for yourself. This will help you cope with the pressure and relieve stress faster. Try to distract yourself from negative thoughts and emotions so that they do not accumulate, otherwise this can lead to destructive consequences.

Return to working hours after holidays and holidays

How to get into the work routine after the holidays andespecially after a vacation, to avoid all those troubles we wrote about when talking about post-holiday syndrome? You won’t believe it, but the best way to get ready for work after a vacation is to start getting ready for it before the weekend! Most of us are too impatient in anticipation of the upcoming holiday to start any new tasks, and we put off solving the problem until we return. This is exactly what you shouldn’t do! You need to finish the work before leaving for vacation. If you want your vacation to go smoothly and not be met with a mountain of accumulated tasks on your first working day, then make sure that you haven’t left any unsolved tasks behind you. Don’t leave a mess in your affairs and at your workplace, and then you won’t have to start work after the weekend with a grand cleaning. What else can you do to make it easier to return to work after a vacation? We have prepared some tips for you:

Don't break your daily routine Let'sWe will agree with you that from the very first day of your vacation we will not allow ourselves to sit in front of the TV until late at night or return from a party at dawn and then sleep for half a day! All this will lead to the fact that instead of rest, your vacation will bring you a feeling of fatigue, and you will feel exhausted when it is time to return to work. The best thing you can do to painlessly enter your normal work mode in due time is to go to bed and get up at your usual time during your vacation. Set an alarm clock and start your daily activities at the time you always do. Then, even on the first working days after your vacation, you will not feel sleepy and tired more than usual.

Don't let your child be idle during your vacation.brain We usually tend to neglect the need to exert mental effort when we indulge in rest and relaxation. But you can’t let your brain relax, you need to “keep it in good shape” and constantly give it some kind of load. Read books, solve crosswords, play logic games. As a result, your brain will not be confused when you have to strain your mental abilities, getting down to work.

Stay in touch with your colleagues Of course,We would all prefer to completely disconnect from the daily worries and problems of work when we are on vacation. But those people who maintain an invisible presence at work, even when they are quite far from home, avoid the sudden collapse of an unexpected workload upon their return. They remain up to date with everything, and it is easier for them to get into the mood for work after a vacation. Fortunately, mobile communications and other modern technologies allow us to stay up to date with everything, even when we are traveling very far.

When the vacation is over, give yourself two or three days,to prepare for work It is best to return home a few days before the end of the holiday. So you will be able to quickly adapt to the home environment, you can calmly put things in order in the apartment and collect everything you need to get started.

Check your working email in the eveningon the eve of the first working day Give it an hour or two in a quiet home environment, and this will save you the headache from the cases that have fallen on you the next day.

If possible, do not return to work in theMonday Try to plan your return on Tuesday or Wednesday. So you do not have to face the usual chaos of Monday for the accumulated cases immediately after a long rest.

Exchange information with employeesa wonderful way to join the work environment: try not only to tell about the impressions of the holiday or after the holiday, but also ask colleagues what happened in the office during your absence. Find out what happened to the project that was developed before your departure, and what tasks are facing the team to date. So you will understand more clearly what will be needed specifically from you on the first working day.

Hurry slowly. When you return towork after a few days or weeks of rest, you can expect a very large amount of work. Sometimes you can even feel confused, not knowing where to start or how.

The best thing you can do is not to startrushing to do everything in order. Check your voicemails, look at your email, make a list of daily tasks. This will make it easier for you to switch to work mode, and gradually you will be able to take on more ambitious tasks. We hope that our tips will help you get into a better mood for work and make it easier to return to work. And if you still have the desire to run home and hide under the covers from the worries that have fallen on you, then try to calm down and think about why your job is better than all the others. After all, it is important to you, isn't it? It has special meaning for you, and you pursue certain goals by doing it. You earn money necessary to solve pressing problems, you make a career, you realize yourself as a person. In the end, you love what you do! And if returning to work after a good rest time after time turns into a real nightmare for you, then perhaps you should reevaluate your career? After all, when you like your job, you will eagerly await your return from vacation. Especially if you are properly setting yourself up for the transition from rest to work. We recommend reading:

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