It’s that time of year when we may be looking forward to our holiday away, but we may not be looking forward to our work colleagues doing the same. With increased workload and stretched team members, for those of us who don’t have a break this summer, September can’t come soon enough.

Holiday etiquette is a real thing when it comes to work dynamics and making sure that our workplaces don’t end up becoming toxic. Happiness, feeling valued and reducing stress allow us to maintain good mental and emotional wellbeing at work. So this is no small thing to focus on.

Each and every one of our workplaces is different, with different ways of working, types of work, skill sets and team dynamics; but one thing we all have in common is that we will have all experienced colleagues who fit into certain unhealthy or unhelpful holiday-etiquette types. You may recognise some of these…

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