Six years ago, researchers at Tilburg University in the Netherland surveyed 1,893 Dutch people, looking for a correlation between work days, vacation days, and sickness. As the Washington Post reports, about 3 percent
of respondents said they seldom felt ill during work days, but
got sick during weekends and vacations.
What’s up with that? The short answer, the Post reports, is no one knows. Longer answers, still theoretical, include 1. people have less control on vacation than they have in the workplace, and that lack of control stresses them out; and 2. the stress of the workday keeps adrenaline levels high, boosting immune system and keeping sickness at bay. For more explanations, read the story in the Washington Post.
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When I have worked it seemd that I have felt better to be at work than at home. I guess because you know you have to finish your work no matter what and you have to deal with clients no matter what. When at home you know the tension is off and you can just veg out. Seems better to know you have to keep moving, then when you get home then you can relax. To keep your mind off the sickness seems better for me.