According to a study by German psychologists, working from home, in the evenings and on weekends, leads to insomnia, heart problems, headaches, and fatigue..

The authors from the Society for Labor, Industrial and Organizational Psychological Research studied more than 57 thousand people. The results showed that more than half worked overtime. Checking e-mail, viewing documents and the like distract from rest, people complain of insomnia, headaches, fatigue, anxiety and stomach problems.

Also, those who worked more than they should experience cardiovascular and muscle problems.. The researchers say: “Information and communication technologies such as computers and smartphones … have potential benefits, but also potential dangers for employees to be accessible anytime, anywhere..

This changes not only our organization of work, but probably also our patterns of social participation and integration.”. They added: “Free time should be free time, otherwise it should be expected that it will not be able to perform the functions of recovery and recovery.”.

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Anna Arlinghaus: “Our results show that even a small amount of overwork can lead to health problems. The correlation is very strong."

German automaker Daimler installed software on the computers of 100,000 employees last month that automatically deletes emails while they are on vacation.. Daimler spokesman Oliver Wihofszki said: “The idea is to let people break free and rest.. Then they can go back to work with a new spirit"

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