Monday mornings are hard. They’re even harder if you haven’t had any sleep. The curse of Sunday night insomnia is real, and can leave you feeling like death warmed up for the first half of the week. New research, published in the Occupational Health Science journal, has pointed to a possible cause of your disturbed sleep – rude colleagues. It turns out that having colleagues who are rude or unpleasant doesn’t only ruin your day in the office – it can also ruin your sleep. And if your partner works in a similar field, then they could feel the effects as well.
The study found that couples who work in similar fields, in the same company or the same job, will feel the impact of their partner’s workplace dramas – to the point where it could stop them sleeping. The scientists concluded that when one person has an unpleasant experience at work, they tend to take it home with them – causing troubled sleep for both them and their other half. It can be anything from condescending comments, to being interrupted in meetings, or a disrespectful email. The results show that all of this workplace incivility can have a profound effect on a person’s ability to sleep. The report authors added, ‘interventions aimed at alleviating negative work rumination may help reduce work-home spillover as well as crossover, particularly for work-linked, dual-earner couples.’ So if you take steps to minimize rude encounters at work, it could really help both you and your partner to relax and sleep better when you get home.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/12/17/workplace-stress-rude-colleagues-ruining-sleep-8255831/
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