Many experts say that post-holiday depression has increased because there is a dissonance between the satisfaction and disconnection that occurs during the vacation period, in contrast to the return to work and routine; in any case, it does not usually last more than 2 or 3 weeks.
It is clear that this syndrome can also have a lot to do with the degree of motivation that the person may have with their work, the more satisfied and happy they feel with their tasks, the fewer problems they will have when returning to work and the milder all these symptoms that we are talking about will be.
At a business level, and with time management tools such as Timenet, you can try to apply a series of measures to smooth this return to work:
1.- Return to work gradually, for example starting in the middle of the week, instead of doing it on Monday.
2.- Boost motivation for the work that each person does, trying to assign tasks that correspond to each person's professional goals.
3.- Have the tasks and projects to be done organized, scheduled and well defined, so that each worker knows what their role and specific workload is.
4.- Clearly show the priorities, what is most important and requires immediate attention, and the timings or delivery times of the projects.
5.- Promote a good work environment, camaraderie and good relations between the entire business staff.
6.- Have a certain degree of time flexibility and allow the worker to gradually recover their usual routine.
Each company will have to find its own tools to manage this post-holiday depression of the workforce, but it is clear that good time and human resource management, with tools like Timenet, can help alleviate this syndrome to recover normality and usual productivity as soon as possible.