I’ve read several articles on “Quiet Vacationing,” and this one does the best job of explaining the underlying issue:
“Anxiety is at the root of this practice.”
-More than 30% of workers said they were “too anxious” to ask for time off.
-About 30% of workers reported concerns about being laid off.
-More than a third were worried about the time off itself: about 30% didn’t want to use their PTO, and about a quarter didn’t have any PTO to take.
In my personal experience, many employees say they don’t take time off because they will have to make up the work or work a lot before leaving. They feel guilty about leaving work, burdening their colleagues, or facing a backlog of tasks upon their return.
It's understandable that they try to get ahead of this and take a vacation while staying connected to work to avoid feeling guilty and overwhelmed.
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