Survey 41% of employees feel shamed for taking vacation

Survey 41% of employees feel “shamed” for taking vacation Survey 41% of employees feel “shamed” for taking vacation Do you ever get nervous before asking your employer for permission to use your vacation days?New research from  Alamo Rent A Car found that this year, 41% of employees reported feeling like they were being “vacation shamed” - which the study defines as “being made to feel a sense of shame or guilt by coworkers, their supervisor or their employer for taking time off to go on vacation.”Other results showed that social media plays a large role in not only how people plan out their vacations, but also how well they rate them. Thirty-nine percent of families say social media images have affected what they decide on for vacation, and 23% of those surveyed have witnessed a family vacation go off the rails because of social media overall.Rob Connors, vice president of brand marketing for Alamo Rent A Car, commented on the research in a statement:“The majority of U.S. families believe the biggest benefit of taking a family vacation is spending time together. But many people aren’ t taking full advantage of their relaxation and quality time together on vacation because they’re distracted by work and, more recently, by social media.”“Vacation shaming” happens in the office:27%  say they’ve “vacation shamed” people they work with17%  say feeling like they’re experiencing this could potentially stop them from “planning” to or  taking time offWork and social media distractions16%  say it’d be impossible for them to “unplug from social media” when vacationing with family43%  â€œwish” it was possible to take time off from social media platforms59%  report working during time off, and 57% do so because they’d rather not be swamped when they returnSocial media pressure:16%  of families surveyed reported that their time off was impacted “by how good” the images would look like online20%  of families “sometimes feel pressured to” put up pictures of family vacation so other users know they’re having fun25%  of parents feel this wa y, vs. 14% of those without children34%  of millennials say they’ve made vacation plans according to “how good” they think the pictures would look onlineSocial media’s influence on free time:60%  of millennials say their time away from work is impacted by it,  versus 29% of those outside that generation56%  of families use Facebook for vacation ideas39%  of families say social media images have impacted what they do on vacationWorkplace vacation days:40%  think they “need to justify” taking time off51%  of employees with paid time off used it all57%  of dads didn’t use all days, compared to 40% of momsAfter vacation, it’s not over:93%  of moms think more free time after family vacation is necessary “to recover” from it, versus 88% of dads26%  surveyed think going on vacation with their families takes more of a toll on them “than relaxing”