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How to go on vacation to forget about work and fully relax
Miscellaneous / / August 18, 2023
Why It's Important to Quit Thinking About Projects
On vacation, many people continue to answer questions from colleagues and worry about tasks for various reasons. It may seem to an ordinary employee that in this way he demonstrates high motivation, loyalty and inclusion, and the manager sometimes believes that without him, things in the company will go awry. Such habits interfere with normal rest. And because of this, someone even prefers to work without vacation.
Viktor Stepanov
Corporate psychologist of the developer "Kontur".
An employee may not want to leave the workplace for fear of losing it. And sometimes reluctance to go on vacation is a sign of problems in your personal life. In this case, structured and predictable work becomes a refuge from other troubles.
Whatever the reason, there is no good in work without rest. At the same time, in my opinion, the manager is not obliged to track all emotions and console employees. But, if a person is afraid of being fired, the boss can talk to him and explain in which case they can really say goodbye to him, and in which they definitely can’t. Such rationalization will help to understand that the vacation does not threaten the career. Similar mental work can be carried out independently.
If you work for a long time without rest, you can get emotional burnout. It is difficult for a person in this state to quickly cope with tasks, he has rising risks of health problems and frequent sick leave.
Viktor Stepanov
Burnout is a syndrome that occurs due to chronic stress at work. It has little to do with normal fatigue, so just an extra day off won't cure it. One of the important symptoms is the devaluation of oneself and others. In this state, it may seem to a person that his colleagues do not know how and do nothing, but only annoy with their requests. And depersonalization is also developing - a state in which an employee does not feel his value, but perceives himself as a soulless cog in the system.
How to prepare for a vacation
Resolve all issues with the HR department
For you, vacation is a long-awaited break from work, and for fellow personnel officers, it is a procedure requiring careful design. The load on them increases in the summer, when many employees want to take a break. For example, at the beginning of the year, the organization draws up a vacation schedule. If you would like to reschedule dates, you must submit an application for rescheduling well in advance. In two weeks to come sign notice of the start of the vacation, and then - an order. Without this, you will not receive vacation pay.
Holidays are beneficial not only for the employee, but also for the company, because rested employees are more productive and more likely to generate new ideas. The developer of ecosystems for business knows about it "Circuit». It additionally provides days off for important family events. The company employs a corporate psychologist, offers additional health insurance to employees, partially pays for sports and trips to cafes. You can see what vacancies are in the "Contour", you can Online.
To learn morePlan your last week before your holiday
The last days at work can cause anxiety. There are probably many tasks, I want to do everything in order to go on vacation with a clear conscience. To make this period easy, you need to prepare for it in advance. Strive to reduce the number of tasks slowly. It is advisable not to take on new and complex projects before the holidays, and leave the last two days to clean up the tails.
Viktor Stepanov
Due to the desire to close all tasks, a long-awaited vacation can be perceived as a tough deadline. To reduce anxiety, you need to honestly admit that it is impossible to do everything, and no one will die from single overdue tasks. If this is not the case, there is reason to ask yourself: “Why are the processes in the company arranged in such a way that the departure of one employee on a legal vacation leads to disaster?”
Moreover, the redistribution of the load is not the responsibility of an ordinary employee. He can only distribute his working time. There is no secret here, you just don’t need to leave everything for the last week. And the closer the rest, the more important it is to limit the number of incoming tasks. For example, I set an auto-reply to letters, the approximate text of which is as follows: “Colleagues, I'm going on vacation in a few days, so I'm not taking on new tasks yet. Please write to me later."
Warn co-workers that you won't be at work
In small teams, the absence of an employee is hard to miss, but in large teams, colleagues may not know about your plans. Sometimes it is enough to talk to the manager or write to the chats of the departments with which you interact. Additionally, leave the contact of the person who will be responsible for your projects. At the same time, it is worth discussing at what time and on what issues you can be disturbed on vacation.
If you work with customers or clients, then they should also inform about the vacation. Specify when you will be absent and to which colleagues the projects will be transferred.
Leave task statuses to the manager
No one knows better than you what you do, not even your boss. Make a free-form list with project status, deadlines, and important comments. This will allow the manager to immediately redistribute cases among other team members, and not delve into them for a long time himself. And such a list will also reduce the likelihood that you will be pulled during the rest: if there are questions, colleagues will first turn to this information and only then write to you.
Turn off notifications in work chats
Even if it seems that it is difficult and everything will collapse without you in the company. Most likely, this will not happen, but the fact that you will not be able to rest normally is very likely. A constant desire to check work chats can indicate increased anxiety.
Viktor Stepanov
At the heart of such experiences lies unconscious fear. It is desirable to understand what causes it. You can start with simple questions to yourself: “What am I afraid of?”, “What will happen if I don’t check the work chat before bed?”. Thanks to pronunciation, emotions will lose their sharpness and destructive power. Sometimes anxiety can hide a broader problem related to a sense of self-worth. It is better to deal with it with the help of a specialist.
Sometimes colleagues annoy you about work issues, even if you did everything right before the vacation. In this case, it is important to politely but convincingly defend the previously announced rules. Try to evaluate which requests require immediate attention and which will wait for your return.
Viktor Stepanov
In most cases, you can simply stop responding. This is a matter of building boundaries: they will write to you as long as you support this format of communication. As a rule, many "very urgent" cases in reality are easy to postpone or solve without your help. If you need to figure it out urgently, then it is important to make sure that communication does not stretch for the whole day and does not require you to fully immerse yourself in the process. The ideal response to a request for help at work might be: “Ask my colleague. He is aware of all the affairs of this project and will definitely help you.”
If, despite all the measures taken, the situation does not change, then it may be worth considering whether the corporate culture of this company suits you. Most likely, the lack of respect for personal time will manifest itself in other situations, for example, you will start receiving messages marked “Urgent!” at night or weekends.
Employees feel good not only when they are not pulled during the holidays, but also when they do not control every step in their work. IN "contour» employees are trusted and given freedom of professional expression: the higher the results and responsibility, the greater the independence. It supports the desire to grow and develop. To do this, a corporate university has been created, you can participate in conferences and trainings at the expense of the employer. There is an opportunity to hone skills in courses, internships and IT conferences. If you successfully pass them, you will be able to move on to other areas - for example, try yourself as a tester, UX researcher or project manager. And students without work experience can try their hand at paid internships. Such proposals are collected in a special section on the website.
View vacanciesPlan your budget for the month
You will receive vacation pay before your holiday. The temptation is great to spend them right there, but do not forget that next month the salary will be lower. In order not to get into a post-holiday financial hole, consider spending for the entire month, and not just for the holidays. Set aside funds at least for mandatory expenses: paying for an apartment, housing and communal services, loans. If you are afraid that you will not resist random purchases, then immediately after you receive the money, you can transfer part to a bank card that you will not take on vacation and to which you do not have access through smartphone.
How to return from vacation
The first week at work can be stressful. You have already forgotten about the tasks, and now you need to join them again. As a rule, post-holiday stress disappears on its own, as soon as you get used to the working regime. Good planning and an adequate assessment of your capabilities will help to cope with unpleasant emotions.
Viktor Stepanov
Give yourself time: most likely, you will not be able to deal with everything right away. For example, I set an auto-reply to work emails: “Thank you for writing, I just got back from vacation and I can answer longer than usual. But I will definitely contact you within 1-2 days. The main thing is to keep your word. If you make rules and want others to respect them, then you must follow them.
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