© GettyAccording to a survey, 11:45 on Tuesday is the most stressful time of the week
Researchers found that nearly half of British workers identified mid-morning on their second working day of the week as the moment when they were most under pressure.
Most workers coast through Monday getting their brain in gear and catching up with gossip from the weekend through social networking sites.
But on Tuesday reality sets in and staff spend the first part of the day going through emails they ignored on Monday before planning the week ahead.
And 11.45am is the point when everything comes to a head.
Graham Waters from health supplement Bimuno, which polled 3,000 adults, said: "Traditionally people associate Monday as the worst day of the week, but this doesn't seem to be the case - coasting through Monday means we're worse off on Tuesday - both in terms of workloads and stress levels.
"We lead such fast-paced lives that stress naturally runs side by side with this - especially when it comes to work.
"Tuesday at 11:45am seems to be the time in the day when the real workload for the week hits employees and as a result stress levels rise.
"The study also revealed Tuesday as the day when workers are most likely to work through their lunch break due to the realisation they have a busy week ahead.
"Work-related stress can lead to time off work so It's important to make sure we're all protecting ourselves to help minimise sickness and days off work."
More than 53 per cent of those polled admitted cruising through Monday and one in ten said they further delayed their tasks for the week by logging onto Facebook to view photos from their weekend antics.
And almost one in five employees will leave the office late on a Tuesday as they work after hours to salvage their week after a poor effort the day before.
Over half of Brits also said they regularly felt stressed at work with the average employee experiencing eight hours of mental or emotional strain during a typical week.
Worryingly, almost a quarter (23 per cent) of people said they felt stressed every day.
Almost a quarter blamed heavy workloads and one in five said stress was simply part and parcel of their job.
Yet over one in ten (12 per cent) admitted it was their boss which caused them tension in the office and nine per cent blamed their colleagues.
Top nutritionist and food writer Fiona Hunter said: "It's worrying that so many people are suffering from stress as it often leads to poor diet and can have a detrimental effect on your digestive system.
"Making sure you are eating the right foods, drinking enough water, and taking supplements that will help you boost immune system, will help to stop that run-down feeling when you're busy and over-worked."
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