研究发现十分之四的上班族从不享受完整一小时的午休时间

这项调查对 1,200 名员工进行了调查，发现近 23% 的人感到“压力”，不愿在中午充分休息。

A study has revealed that four out of 10 office workers never take their full hour-long lunch break.

一项研究显示，十分之四的办公室职员从未享受过完整一小时的午休时间。

The poll, which surveyed 1,200 workers, discovered that nearly 23% feel 'pressured' not to take a full break during the midday period.

这项调查对 1,200 名员工进行了调查，发现近 23% 的人感到“压力”，不愿在中午充分休息。

Moreover, a third skip lunch to catch up on office admin tasks such as compiling notes or filling in timesheets.

此外，三分之一的人会跳过午餐来完成办公室管理任务，例如编写笔记或填写时间表。

It was revealed that 22% have missed a medical appointment due to work encroaching into their free time, and 20% have been unable to attend an event at their child's school.

据透露，22% 的人由于工作占用了他们的空闲时间而错过了医疗预约，20% 的人无法参加孩子学校的活动。

Some have had to sacrifice exercise (29%), meeting someone for lunch (23%) or even cancelled a date (7%).

有些人不得不牺牲锻炼（29%）、与某人共进午餐（23%），甚至取消约会（7%）。

Neil Sawyer, Managing Director of HP's Northwest Europe market, which commissioned the research, stated: "Everyone is entitled to a lunch hour, but it seems many aren't taking it as they should."

委托进行这项研究的惠普西北欧市场董事总经理尼尔·索耶表示：“每个人都有权享受午餐时间，但似乎很多人并没有好好享受午餐时间。”

He added: "But while it might seem like you are too busy to take a break, you can end up feeling more refreshed and therefore more productive than you would if you worked through."

他补充道：“虽然你可能看起来太忙而无法休息，但最终你会感觉更加精神焕发，因此比你坚持工作时更有效率。”

The company is introducing an AI PC to help office workers reduce time spent on admin. Neil added: "AI is set to be a significant driver of change in the future of work, increasing productivity and allowing workers to enjoy their jobs more by taking simple and repetitive tasks off their plates."

该公司正在推出人工智能电脑，以帮助办公室工作人员减少管理时间。尼尔补充道：“人工智能将成为未来工作变革的重要驱动力，提高生产力，并让员工从简单和重复的任务中解放出来，从而更加享受工作。”

The survey disclosed that heavy workloads (53%), and looming deadlines (37%) were among the top reasons for not taking a lunch break.

调查显示，繁重的工作量（53%）和迫在眉睫的截止日期（37%）是不午休的主要原因。

However, a smaller percentage admitting to skipping lunch on purpose - 6% confessed to skipping it to appear busier, while 4% do so in hopes of securing a promotion.

然而，承认故意不吃午餐的比例较小——6% 的人承认不吃午餐是为了显得更忙，而 4% 的人这样做是为了获得晋升。

On the other hand, nearly half (49%) of those surveyed admitted they feel more rejuvenated if they fully utilise their lunch break, and a quarter even claim they feel more productive afterwards.

另一方面，近一半（49%）的受访者承认，如果充分利用午休时间，他们会感觉更有活力，四分之一的人甚至声称午休后他们感觉更有效率。