We are coming-up on the long Labor Day weekend. However, a large proportion of executives and professionals will work at least some of the time, and a larger percentage will not let their iPhone (or Blackberry for you loyalists) out of their sights to remain in command and control via email. Then, when Monday rolls around and the alarm chimes, we feel depleted and not quite ready for another long week ahead.

According to the 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey, more than one-third of US employees log time in on the weekend, putting in at least 5-and-a-half hours. But a more terrifying statistic according to a recent GFI survey reported that they are online, receiving and sending emails on Saturday and Sunday.

Ah, to days gone by, I remember when I was a young boy living near Philadelphia, it was in the days of the Blue Laws when all stores had to remain closed other than for essential services (no, Bloomingdales did not provide essential services). I reflect back to those days when Sunday was a day of rest and for time with the family. There was also no email, which sealed the bid for relaxation.