For all the talk of work-life balance and taking the time to unplug from the job, most Americans cannot completely step away from the grind – even when they take time off to do just that. In a new survey by communications firm Movchan Agency, 54% of the 2,000 U.S. adults polled said they work while on vacation, and roughly half said they feel guilty on vacation whether they were working or not.
JOB SEEKERS ARE FEELING ISOLATED, DEFEATED, DEPRESSED: GIOVANNA VENTOLA "The prevalence of ‘workcations’ may have fallen, but compare that to rates of burnout, stress, fatigue, and the stack of physical health problems impacting the workforce," Movchan said. "It’s far more likely that vacationing workers are suffering from exhaustion or too busy working another part-time job to pay the bills, rather than having fun and topping up their tan.