6 ways to survive the first day after your vacation at work

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The worst thing about vacation is that you have to come back from it after a week of complete relaxation, when the only thing to do was to do nothing. But now it's time to return to real life, to hardly gather strength, sit down at the computer, wade through the rubble of incoming mail and, finally, plunge headlong into the usual work routine.

Even if you haven't crossed several time zones during the holidays, we will not condemn you for looking exhausted. Unfortunately, you can't wait for this in the office - everyone there thinks that you will return well rested.

Therefore, we offer you six life hacks that will help you survive your first day at the office. So that no one understands that in your thoughts you are still on the beach.

1. Make a plan and stay on top of it

Maybe you keep a list of tasks on your smartphone, or you prefer to write everything down in a daily planner - it doesn't matter. In any case, make a list of things to be done on the first day of your return. When you're struggling to focus or don't know where to start, a to-do list is a good way to stay on track and meet the bare minimum. It is better to move complex tasks to the end of the week.

2. Bring food to the office

In the office, nothing distracts from work as much as food. So why not take some tasty treats with you from your trip to share with your colleagues. This, of course, does not give you the right to shirk your duties, but at least you will have a reason to indulge in memories of your favorite moments of the trip for another day.

3. Listen to music

Music is a neat trick to create a good environment. Help yourself with your favorite upbeat songs. Now, if your eyes start to close from lack of sleep, just turn up the volume to full and recharge yourself with a good mood for the whole day.

Bonus: earbuds will also protect you from colleagues with their requests.

4. Start a conversation about vacation

It's no secret that people like to talk about themselves and their plans. Today is the day when you can incite colleagues to a heated discussion. Turn to your neighbor and ask where he or she is going to spend the next vacation. If trips are not planned, do not give up, ask the following question: "And if there was an opportunity, where would you go?" If there is no answer, turn to the next victim, another colleague.

5. Linger over lunch

The best way to avoid work is to get out of the office. Literally. Stay at lunch a little longer than usual. Bring your fellow colleagues with you or just grab a book. If possible, find a place with an open veranda. You will feel as if your vacation is not over yet.

6. Plan something for the evening

Schedule hangouts with friends right after work. So you will have a goal to quickly deal with work matters. And even if you suffer while sitting in an office cage, the fact that something good will happen in a few hours will be encouraging.

Believe me, we also know what it is like to come back from vacation. Therefore, we will not reproach you if on the first day after returning you will allow yourself to relax a little. Or maybe you have your own office survival tricks? Share them in the comments.