More and more, it is recommended to separate professional life from the personal context, in order to optimize one's well-being. Concrete initiatives are moving in this direction, such as the right to disconnect, which came into force on January 1, 2017. However, there are situations that you cannot ignore once you get home, and conflicts with colleagues/managers are one of them. The reproaches, even the relentlessness that an employee undergoes every day not only impacts his existence, it can also harm that of his spouse, causing for example sleep disorders in the couple. This is all the more true if the partner in question works in the same company, the same field of activity or exercises the same trade. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by 3 American psychologists, which determined that unpleasant exchanges at work follow the person who pays the price into the private sphere. His partner, especially if he knows how the profession or business works, will try to open the dialogue in the hope of providing support to the other. If the initiative is laudable because it starts from a good intention, it participates in harming the health of the partner, who can then suffer from insomnia or experience frequent awakenings at night.
To arrive at these results, the trio of researchers looked at the sleep habits of 305 couples working in a variety of occupations. And it is formal:conflicts at work can indeed impact the sleep of the couple, with one who worries about the situation at work and the other, empathetic, who worries about the well-being of his half. “[The spouse in the comparable professional setting] better understands the context of the unfair acts and is encouraged to participate in the process of resolving the problem “, explains the author of the study, Charlotte Fritz. And to continue:“ Not talking about work or not supporting your partner is not the solution. Spouses can talk about it, confide impressions, debate, but then they must try to relax together and establish favorable conditions for a good night's sleep ". To evacuate stress and tension, the psychologist recommends finding hobbies outside of work time, seeing friends and trying meditation. For the lucky ones who are on vacation, take the opportunity to breathe before the new year... The job will wait!
