WORKFORCE: America’s Fear of Time Off Increases

Posted On: May 27, 2016
Comments: No Responses If you’re lucky, you have fond memories of getting away on Memorial Day and other holidays—and maybe heading off for a family vacation every now and again. If you’re really lucky, you’re still creating fresh…

Workation vs. Vegecation…

Posted On: January 26, 2015
Comments: No Responses Well, the Vacation Revolution we announced in the last post is confronting resistance already. The NYT reported last week on the trend of “workations.” That’s when high-wired, workaholic types travel to exotic, “all-inclusive” destinations decked…

All Hail the Vacation Revolution!

Posted On: January 8, 2015
Comments: No Responses The fat cat is out of the bag: Americans’ vacation rates have hit sick, historic lows, and the topic has gone viral like the flu at the office. Dozens of sites have picked up on…

Unlimited Vacation? Give Me A Break!

Posted On: November 13, 2014
Comments: No Responses The NYT recently published a story about companies offering “unlimited time off.” Publicity mogul Richard Branson had announced that his UK and US companies would adopt such a practice. As usual, the media went gaga.…

Vacation Daze: Buy or Sell?

Posted On: December 31, 2012
Comments: No Responses Over lunch recently, a work colleague who’s a longtime executive at a large ad agency described her Catch-22 predicament: She has about 40 days of unused vacation saved up. BUT, due to excessive vakay stockpiling,…

Today’s Teens = Time-Strapped+++

Posted On: November 29, 2012
Comments: No Responses Ideally, the teen years should be a time of finding your freedom, growing with gusto and hanging with friends (no, not the app). Sadly, those “Happy Days” have devolved instead into an extended chapter of…

“Presenteeism” Spreading Through the Workplace

Posted On: November 26, 2012
Comments: No Responses The BreakAway gospel preaches that we should take temporary retirement throughout our working years. But the career-break culture goes beyond that—and includes good-times time-management tricks like using all your vacation days, committing to meaningful hobbies,…

Young Women Burning Bright—and Out

Posted On: November 22, 2011
Comments: No Responses It’s a woman’s world these days.  They’ve won the majority in college (if not Congress), and now hold 53% of the entry-level jobs in corporate America.  Good for them.  And good for men—who’ve ruled the…

Break Away from Work—Briefly!

Posted On: March 1, 2011
Comments: 2 Responses During the work day, how often do we nag ourselves, Stop drifting!  Focus!  Finish!” Plenty, probably, since distractions never cease—whether from digitalia, peers, phones, or cravings.  Well, relax.  A recent academic paper states that little…

Slow Down & Live

Posted On: July 14, 2010
Comments: No Responses 26% of Americans say they find happiness and fulfillment in their job. 11% feel their job is mostly a drain on their energy and happiness. 60% feel their job primarily serves to provide income so…