Many Americans are giving up traditional vacations. The reasons range from having too little time off work to not having enough money to travel. But in many cases, people just aren’t in the habit of getting away from their jobs.

All this has some experts worried.

They’re afraid that workers aren’t getting away from their jobs long enough to relax - both physically and mentally. And, because of that, they’ll suffer from some kind of work overload.

It used to be that many people took two- and three-week vacations. Now, according to a recent online survey, one-third of people say they took five or fewer days of vacation in the past year.

One in four people surveyed said they felt that their bosses didn’t encourage them to take vacations . . . and one out of three people said they stayed connected with their office - either by phone or computer - while they were gone.

Personally, I don’t see the problem. If people don’t take vacations, oftentimes it’s because they love their work and don’t need a break from it.

And those are the kind of people I like to have working for me.



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