- E -MAILTOOLTESTESThe examination finds that many employees feel pressured to respond to e -emails after hours
- Only 41.7% of e -mails of jobs are considered to be relevant by employees
- Three out of four workers answer work -e emails while on vacation
A new study has demanded that 90.4% of US workers support a “right to disconnect” law, allowing them to ignore work emails out of office without fear of consequences.
The study of E -MOILTOOLTESTS OF OVER A thousand Americans revealed that most of the respondents are overwhelmed by the amount of work -e emails they receive.
On average, the study found that people receive 32 E emails a day when some came over 50 years. However, only approx. 41.7% of these E emails are relevant to their work, which adds the frustration.
E -Mail -anxiety
Although many E -mail services offer “Snooze” or “Do not interfere” settings so users can dampen messages outside of working hours, many workers feel pressured to respond quickly. 71.1% of respondents believe their bosses expect immediate answers to E -mail after hours.
These work -e emails make 80.8% of respondents feel anxious, while another 58.3% are more anxious about how regularly they have to tackle such e emails. Three out of four people who admit to answering work -e emails on vacation.
The study found that constant pressure to remain on top of E emails affects workers’ mental health. 78.7% of respondents have feared opening their work insacks, with 58.5% regularly experiencing this anxiety.
Accessibility of E -Mail clients plus clear support for most E -Mail -Hosting platforms across devices makes it difficult for workers to turn off mentally. Two-thirds of workers have lost sleep over an email, and 73.6% admit to communicating less with loved ones due to burnout from work-related communication.
This E -Mail stress is worsened by errors made in the urgency of responding. About 65.1% of respondents reported to get into trouble at work for E -mail errors, some of which said they were missing out on important e emails due to inbox root or messages sent to spam.
As more people feel that the negative effects of constant connection options are pushed into a “right to disconnect” law that is gaining momentum.
Almost all respondents (90.4%) agreed that such a law would benefit them and offer protection against work communication for hours.
Similar legislation has already been introduced in France and recently Australia, where employees have the legal right to disconnect from work after hours.
Despite this overwhelming support, 70.6% of respondents believe their bosses would withstand such a law. However, the need for boundaries between work and personal life becomes more visible when digital communication blurs the line.
