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You Need A Summer Vacation
Why Only Suckers
Don’t Take Summer
Vacations
You Need A Summer Vacation
A survey from travel industry research firm Skift
found that 41% of Americans didn’t take a single
vacation day in 2015. An additional 17.4% took
fewer than five days off throughout the year.
https://skift.com/2016/01/18/no-vacation-nation-41-of-americans-didnt-take-a-day-off-in-2015/
You Need A Summer Vacation
We’ve become so neurotic about not taking time
off that we’ve started guilt-tripping colleagues.
Research from car rental giant Alamo found that
almost 60% of Millennial employees reported
feeling as if they’re being shamed by older
coworkers for taking their vacation days.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272278
You Need A Summer Vacation
Leave It All Behind
It’s currently prime vacation season across the
country. For those of you who need a little
nudge in order to take advantage of your hard-
earned two weeks (or more), here’s why you
should pack your bags this summer.
You Need A Summer Vacation
Vacations Help Avoid Burnout
Researchers have found that vacations reduce
stress and work-based worry, especially among
the most fretful employees. Time off, even if it’s a
brief break, also increases productivity and focus,
the former of which is frequently top of mind for
employers looking to maximize efficiency.
http://reflectd.co/2014/08/05/vacations-decrease-stress/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/ar-
chive/2012/08/the-case-for-vacation-why-science-says-breaks-are-good-for-productivity/260747/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-careerbuilder-survey-reveals-how-much-smartphones-are-sap-
ping-productivity-at-work-300281718.html
You Need A Summer Vacation
Vacations Improve Creativity
Researchers at Indiana University found that
increasing psychological distance actually
promotes creativity in generating solutions to that
problem. If you’ve ever come back from a holiday
more clear-headed about thorny issues in your
professional or personal life, this explains why.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-easy-way-to-increase-c/
You Need A Summer Vacation
No Really, Take A Vacation
Need more proof? Lin-Manuel Miranda came up
with the idea for smash hit musical Hamilton
while on a resort vacation in Mexico. Are you
really going to argue with a guy who has a
MacArthur ‘genius’ grant? Didn’t think so.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lin-manuel-miranda-says-its-no-accident-hamilton-inspiration-struck-on-vacation_us_576c136ee4b0b489bb0ca7c2
You Need A Summer Vacation
Embrace The Economics
Research from Project: Time Off found that
Americans had 658M unused vacation days
last year. Of that total, 222M days were “lost,”
meaning that they couldn’t be rolled over or paid
out. That represents $66.4B in foregone benefits
and breaks down to two full days of free work
for each American employee. Ouch.
http://www.projecttimeoff.com/research/state-american-vacation-2016
You Need A Summer Vacation
Time To Pack Your Bags!
Whether you do it to avoid paying the productivity
price later, to top up your creative tank or as
part of your patriotic duty to fuel the American
economy, taking a summer vacation just makes
sense. Bon voyage!
You Need A Summer Vacation
Want to learn more about
maximizing your team’s productivity?
workgroups.com
sales@meta-comm.com / 1-800-771-6382

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Why Only Suckers Don't Take Summer Vacations

  • 1. You Need A Summer Vacation Why Only Suckers Don’t Take Summer Vacations
  • 2. You Need A Summer Vacation A survey from travel industry research firm Skift found that 41% of Americans didn’t take a single vacation day in 2015. An additional 17.4% took fewer than five days off throughout the year. https://skift.com/2016/01/18/no-vacation-nation-41-of-americans-didnt-take-a-day-off-in-2015/
  • 3. You Need A Summer Vacation We’ve become so neurotic about not taking time off that we’ve started guilt-tripping colleagues. Research from car rental giant Alamo found that almost 60% of Millennial employees reported feeling as if they’re being shamed by older coworkers for taking their vacation days. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272278
  • 4. You Need A Summer Vacation Leave It All Behind It’s currently prime vacation season across the country. For those of you who need a little nudge in order to take advantage of your hard- earned two weeks (or more), here’s why you should pack your bags this summer.
  • 5. You Need A Summer Vacation Vacations Help Avoid Burnout Researchers have found that vacations reduce stress and work-based worry, especially among the most fretful employees. Time off, even if it’s a brief break, also increases productivity and focus, the former of which is frequently top of mind for employers looking to maximize efficiency. http://reflectd.co/2014/08/05/vacations-decrease-stress/ http://www.theatlantic.com/business/ar- chive/2012/08/the-case-for-vacation-why-science-says-breaks-are-good-for-productivity/260747/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-careerbuilder-survey-reveals-how-much-smartphones-are-sap- ping-productivity-at-work-300281718.html
  • 6. You Need A Summer Vacation Vacations Improve Creativity Researchers at Indiana University found that increasing psychological distance actually promotes creativity in generating solutions to that problem. If you’ve ever come back from a holiday more clear-headed about thorny issues in your professional or personal life, this explains why. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/an-easy-way-to-increase-c/
  • 7. You Need A Summer Vacation No Really, Take A Vacation Need more proof? Lin-Manuel Miranda came up with the idea for smash hit musical Hamilton while on a resort vacation in Mexico. Are you really going to argue with a guy who has a MacArthur ‘genius’ grant? Didn’t think so. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lin-manuel-miranda-says-its-no-accident-hamilton-inspiration-struck-on-vacation_us_576c136ee4b0b489bb0ca7c2
  • 8. You Need A Summer Vacation Embrace The Economics Research from Project: Time Off found that Americans had 658M unused vacation days last year. Of that total, 222M days were “lost,” meaning that they couldn’t be rolled over or paid out. That represents $66.4B in foregone benefits and breaks down to two full days of free work for each American employee. Ouch. http://www.projecttimeoff.com/research/state-american-vacation-2016
  • 9. You Need A Summer Vacation Time To Pack Your Bags! Whether you do it to avoid paying the productivity price later, to top up your creative tank or as part of your patriotic duty to fuel the American economy, taking a summer vacation just makes sense. Bon voyage!
  • 10. You Need A Summer Vacation Want to learn more about maximizing your team’s productivity? workgroups.com sales@meta-comm.com / 1-800-771-6382