Burn out? Log off for a quality vacation

8220;Using work cellphones and checking company e-mail at the poolside is not a vacation. Employees who feel compelled to be at the beck and call of work at all times are unlikely to recover from the ill-effects of job stress.

8220;This is a causal chain that eventually gets internalised as psychological and behavioural responses that can bring on serious chronic disease,8221; lead researcher Prof Dov Eden was quoted as saying.

In fact, Prof Eden and his team at the Tel Aviv University8217;s Faculty of Management came to the conclusion after surveying nearly 800 professors from eight universities in Israel, the United States, and New Zealand.

8220;We have found that those who detach from their back-home work situation benefit the most from their respite,8221; Prof Eden said.