Today is the most unproductive day of the year
Lazy office workers rejoice. Today is the most unproductive day of the year, it has been revealed Researchers claim productivity will drop by 50 per cent today as depressed staff around the country struggle to come to terms with the dark nights closing in after the clocks changed.
A study of 2,000 workers found that 52 percent will struggle to get to grips with their work-load today. 14 per cent said last year it was so bad that they were even told off by their boss.
Worryingly for employers, eight percent of office workers admitted to phoning in sick because they were so depressed at the thought of going to work amid the shorter, darker days.
This may be bad news if you are the boss, but if you are the office slacker it means your normally studious colleagues will not be showing up your productivity-challenged behaviour -- so why not shut Excel altogether and crack open the iPlayer.
Dr. Christian Jessen of Channel 4's Embarrassing Illnesses, said: "The Winter Blues are no joke.
"They can affect your work performance by making you unable to concentrate and carry out your normal routine, your relationship by affecting your libido and your social life by making you feel irritable and anti-social.
"Feeling low as the nights draw in and the days get shorter is something many people experience, but some will struggle with lack of motivation, tiredness and depression."
A spokesperson for Promotur, who carried out the research added: "The results of this survey show that the lack of light during the winter months in England does have a major impact on health and productivity."
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"They can affect your work performance by making you unable to concentrate and carry out your normal routine, your relationship by affecting your libido and your social life by making you feel irritable and anti-social.
"Feeling low as the nights draw in and the days get shorter is something many people experience, but some will struggle with lack of motivation, tiredness and depression."
A spokesperson for Promotur, who carried out the research added: "The results of this survey show that the lack of light during the winter months in England does have a major impact on health and productivity."
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Promotur
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