Vacations are valuable

July 29th, 2008 at 02:22pm Wally Haas

It’s taken me a day and a half to get caught up (mostly) from my vacation. Despite the hassles at work, I wouldn’t trade the time off for anything.

Too many of us don’t use the vacation time we’re entitled to and many more of us bring work with us when we do take a break.

Surveys over the last couple of years show that at least one in five of you plan to work during your vacation

Expedia.com recently completed its Vacation Deprivation survey. Of course Expedia has a vested interest in your vacation since it helps connect you with planes, autos, hotels and more.

Expedia’s findings include that Americans average fewer vacation days — 14 – than any other industrial nation. The French have it right. They get an average of 37 days.

All work and no play makes for more stress, less creativity and less innovation when you get back to work.

The work will always be there. The time won’t.

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