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This sounds crazy to me, but a new survey says 40% of Americans took no vacation days in 2015.
This is the breakdown of American workers’ use of vacation time in 2015, based on the Skift survey of more than 2,000 workers:
• No vacation – 40.5%
• Less than five days – 17.4%
• Between five and 10 days – 14.8%
• Between 10 and 20 days – 14.4%
• More than 20 days – 12.9%
This makes me curious about how much vacation time forum members took last year. So here’s a new poll: How many vacation days (not including traditional holidays) did you take in 2015?
I fall into that 11-20 days myself, and hope to again in 2016. Definitely like having time off/vacations to look forward to, and believe it helps me focus better both before and after the break. I don’t always 100% disconnect from work when on vacation, but try to when possible.
Independent agents typically have a lot of discretion about how much they work and how much time they take off, but the choice obviously has a direct impact on income. Sure it's tougher for newer, less-established agents to take any time off while veterans can manage to do so without creating financial hardships, but is taking NO vacation ever a wise choice?
This is the breakdown of American workers’ use of vacation time in 2015, based on the Skift survey of more than 2,000 workers:
• No vacation – 40.5%
• Less than five days – 17.4%
• Between five and 10 days – 14.8%
• Between 10 and 20 days – 14.4%
• More than 20 days – 12.9%
This makes me curious about how much vacation time forum members took last year. So here’s a new poll: How many vacation days (not including traditional holidays) did you take in 2015?
I fall into that 11-20 days myself, and hope to again in 2016. Definitely like having time off/vacations to look forward to, and believe it helps me focus better both before and after the break. I don’t always 100% disconnect from work when on vacation, but try to when possible.
Independent agents typically have a lot of discretion about how much they work and how much time they take off, but the choice obviously has a direct impact on income. Sure it's tougher for newer, less-established agents to take any time off while veterans can manage to do so without creating financial hardships, but is taking NO vacation ever a wise choice?
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