Professionals Unable to Banish Work on Vacation

Over half of Vietnamese workers (59 percent) will not be relaxing properly this summer holiday, but trying to fit in up to three hours work each day instead of relaxing by the pool or spending time with their families and friends. Amongst these persistent professionals who just can’t switch off, are a hard-core minority of serious workaholics. 29 percent will work over three hours each day on holiday, neglecting loved ones to feed their work addiction. These are some of the worrying results of the latest Regus survey canvassing over 16,000 respondents in more than 80 countries.

 

William Willems, Regional VP of Regus SEA and Pacific comments: “Developments in technology mean that workers are always connected and the temptation to check emails and complete any tasks that follow on from them is easy to succumb to. With smartphones, netbooks and internet connections everywhere it has become very difficult to really switch off, but taking a break and devoting time to rest, family and friends is vital to remain healthy."