“Studies have shown that if people don’t take regular vacations, they are eight times more likely to suffer from depression and have a 50% higher chance of heart disease.” The result of overwork, according to Ms Bengis, is burnout, which can include exhaustion, chronic headaches, back and neck pain and a weaker immune system, which means you are more likely to catch any flu or cold bugs doing the rounds and it will take longer to recover from them. In fact, overwork can be fatal. “The Japanese have a term, karoshi, which is death from overwork — people dying of strokes and cardiac failure in the workplace as a result of working too hard for too many hours or never taking a break,” says Ms Bengis. bdlive.co.za/businesstimes/2013/08/11/all-work-no-play-makes-jack-and-jill-sick-workers
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 18:56:01 +0000
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