Here's to health and happiness!
November 21, 2007 11:37 AM
At Jobsite we've just done some research into the effect of a good or bad day at work on your evening at home. You may say that it's fairly obvious that a bad day will lead to a bad evening, but what's fascinating about this project is just how much of an influence the wrong job can have on the rest of your life.
More than a third (35%) of workers will take their mood out on their partner and just over one in 10 (13%) will pick an argument following a tough day at work.
In contrast, workers are twice as likely to avoid fast food and twice as likely to take exercise - whilst smoke and drink much less after a good day at work.
With one year old twins, I know how important family time is. So the statistic that really struck me was that 68% of parents with children return home after a good day at work to spend quality time with their kids, from helping with bath-time and homework to reading bedtime stories. After a bad day at work this decreases to just 36%.
I personally really enjoy my job as there are always new challenges and I always make sure that if I'm at our HQ in Havant, I get back to help with bathing and putting the kids to bed.
Most jobs bring their own stresses and strains but this experiment really hits home the impact of having a good and bad day at work. Close to a quarter (24%) of UK workers are currently unhappy with their job; we are urging you to make sure you are happy at work because there are repercussions on your diet, well-being and happiness if you are not.
We have teamed up with a leading psychologist to put together a simple test to help you assess how happy you are and how your work life impacts on your home life. As well as giving you personalised feedback, the test also identifies areas that may be causing you the most unhappiness - from money issues to stress - with positive suggestions showing what you can do to change them.
If a good day at work is a rarity and a bad day is happening all too often we would encourage you to take the Jobsite Happy Days test and take some action.
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