Person exhausted at work

Not only does our gut health affect how alert we feel in autumn, but the upcoming clock changes can also make us feel exhausted.

While eating enough fibre and “staggering” your sleep can help somewhat, it’s still easy to see why new workplace data from RotaCloud found autumn sees more sick leave and absences than average ( 5.11% and 1.78%, respectively).

James Lintern, co-founder of the company, said: “While the percentage increases might sound small, in reality this equates to approximately an additional 2.4 million workers being absent from work during autumn compared to the rest of the year.”

Calling this phenomenon “pumpkin spice lethargy,” Joel Beverley, co-founder at RotaCloud, said, “we expect to see more employees struggling with feelings related to burnout, exhaustion, fatigue, lethargy, and malaise” as the seasons change.

The organisation paired with Dr Sarah Jane Khalid, a psychologist verified on healthcare platform

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