FRESNO (KMJ) – American workers have been taking less and less vacation over the past 15 years.
Project: Time Off found that in 2015, more than half of American workers left vacation time unused.
Among those surveyed, 658 million days went unused, and 222 million days were lost – those are days that cannot be rolled over, paid out or banked for any other benefit.
Employees cite a variety of reasons for forgoing vacation time; they worry about returning to piles of work, feel no one else can do their job, can’t afford it or others want to show their complete dedication to their company.
HR experts say that’s not a good thing because the psychological and physiological benefits can help employees feel refreshed and more inspired at work and at home.
On the other hand, a stressful vacation, filled with work emails, may end up leaving a worker depleted.
It’s suggested by doctors and psychologists that employees take a real break that has no work duties or limited duties to allow for some tranquility and rejuvenation.
