One third of Belgians feel stressed out by the sheer volume of email they
receive, according to a study organised by family agency Gezinsbond and
the 55+ organisation Okra. The associations have released the figures to
coincide with the 10th anniversary of No-Email Friday.
One in three Belgians also report feeling helpless at the speed with which they are confronted with new technologies at work, and one in 10 even fears losing their job because of it.
One in five, meanwhile, feel pressured to answer emails in the evenings and weekends when they really don’t want to. And nearly one-quarter of people aged 55 and over are anxious when they are forced to take care of business online.
A full half of those surveyed would support legislation that would allow workers to ignore emails when they are not officially at work.
Read more: One-third of Belgians stressed out by email | Flanders Today
One in three Belgians also report feeling helpless at the speed with which they are confronted with new technologies at work, and one in 10 even fears losing their job because of it.
One in five, meanwhile, feel pressured to answer emails in the evenings and weekends when they really don’t want to. And nearly one-quarter of people aged 55 and over are anxious when they are forced to take care of business online.
A full half of those surveyed would support legislation that would allow workers to ignore emails when they are not officially at work.
Read more: One-third of Belgians stressed out by email | Flanders Today
