This has been a really rough May for the whole damn world, and we could all use a break. The problem is, here in the United States at least, no one thinks they have time to take one.
More than half of American workers who get vacation days don’t use all of them, according to a survey by Project: Time Off.
The respondents got 22.6 paid vacation days in 2016, and only used 16.8. That’s more than one whole work week we’re working pro bono for the company.
Project: Time Off/ Bloomberg
Take this quick four-question survey to see how you stack up:
John Hitch, based out of Cleveland, Ohio, is the editor of Fleet Maintenance, a B2B magazine that addresses the service needs for all commercial vehicle makes and models (Classes 1-8), ranging from shop management strategies to the latest tools to enhance uptime.
He previously wrote about equipment and fleet operations and management for FleetOwner, and prior to that, manufacturing and advanced technology for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest. He is an award-winning journalist and former sonar technician aboard a nuclear-powered submarine where he served honorably aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723).
