Telework synonymous with pleasure? This is at least the case for 25% of executives, who admit having “intimate relationships” during their working hours, according to the second Ifop-Mooncard * barometer on “professional mental load”. A “break” in the working day that the under 35s practice more (1 in 3 indicate doing so).
Published this Tuesday, this barometer shows how professional life is intertwined with personal life. For the better, then, but also for the worse. “The professional mental load comes into our lives, in the evening and at weekends, when we are with our loved ones,” explains Tristan Leteurtre, president of Mooncard. I had the bitter experience of it as a manager, then as a business leader, but above all as a father and husband ”.
Women with children overwhelmed
Thus, “39% of executives” often “have difficulty sleeping because of work,” says the study. They are also 33% to have “often” the impression “not to get by”. This last problem affects women much more than men, and especially parents: 44% of mothers, against only 31% of fathers.
In addition, notes the barometer, “the quasi-generalization of work at home [pour les cadres] did not allow a better reconciliation between personal and professional life: an immense majority (85%) of women with dependent child (ren) find it difficult to reconcile the two ”. This is explained by the fact that the latter very often perform the majority of domestic tasks, in addition to the rest.
The strong fear of being made redundant
Among young executives (under 35), the “professional mental load” is also a reality. Compared to managers over 50, young people think about work more often on weekends (54% vs. 37%) and in the evening (58% vs. 45%). An interference in private life which can be linked to the overall economic situation, perceived as fragile: 42% of young executives fear being made redundant, against only 23% for their “senior” counterparts.
In addition to these specific concerns, executives, all categories combined, are unanimous in criticizing the arduousness of certain tasks: managing expense reports (40% of those surveyed consider the work “painful”) or even leave (40%). Finally, the rise of teleworking has not put an end, on the contrary, to the fashion for meetings, which are still considered difficult by 59% of executives, as has the management of emails (56%). The holidays are going to be good for everyone.
* The survey was conducted by a self-administered online questionnaire from April 22 to May 3, 2021, with a sample of 1,003 executives working in structures with 10 or more employees. Representativeness was ensured by the quota method (sex, age, sector of activity, level of qualification) after stratification by region. In addition to this, you will need to know more about it.