May 27, 2005
WHAT KIND OF WUSS NEEDS ALL THAT TIME OFF ANYWAY? (via The Other Brother):
No time for time off: U.S. workers forfeit vacation days out of fear, machismo (Andrea Coombes, 5/27/05, MarketWatch)
On average, Americans leave from three to eight days of paid vacation on the table every year, according to the two surveys.Forfeiting vacations can be "a macho thing," said Mitchell Marks, a psychologist, management consultant, and president of JoiningForces.org, in San Francisco.
"The perception is that tough people don't need a vacation, which is of course not true," Marks said.
As the French say, that week you don't go to the beach could be the one where your elderly mother would have sweltered to death in her apartment and you'll have wasted a real opportunity. Posted by Orrin Judd at May 27, 2005 5:12 PM
Comments
Some people are very organized and doesn't waste a moment of their work day. They take vacation time. Most of us don't choose to work this way. Think about how much time you spend reading and writing to blogs.
Posted by: Buttercup at May 27, 2005 6:40 PMShhhhhhhhhh
Posted by: oj at May 27, 2005 7:56 PMButtercup:
I view reading oj's blog as a daily vacation in small installments. If I could get him to serve virtual mai-tai's, I'd be set.
Posted by: Fred Jacobsen (San Fran) at May 27, 2005 10:04 PMJust beer.
Posted by: oj at May 27, 2005 10:06 PM