THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: As millions of Britons return to the rat race after the festive break, a new survey suggests more than half will dream about turning their hobby into a new career with two thirds gripped by "work fear" over their current jobs.
As workers battle the wind and rain to turn up at work on Tuesday there will be plenty wishing they had a completely different job to go to with the majority dreaming they could turn their weekend hobbies – such as photography, fitness and cooking – into a new job this year.
The yearning to escape the drudgery of work stems partly from Britons feeling overworked and underpaid; as 40pc of workers do not take a lunch break and a similar number work an extra five hours per week on top of their paid hours, the findings revealed.
The survey of 2,000 workers by training provider Lifetime also found just a third of British workers stick to their contracted working hours, with more than one in 10 working six days per week leaving only one day for rest and relaxation. » | Louisa Peacock, Jobs editor | Tuesday, January 03, 2012
