No good deed goes unpunished, as they say. It appears working while on vacation is no exception. Seventy-seven percent of vacationers who worked while away reported feeling stressed because of it. For some, that stress even affected their traveling companions.
Working while on vacation caused fights between nearly 40% of couples. It annoyed the traveling companions of 36% of vacationers.
Set Work on Cruise Control
We crave vacations. Almost 60% of workers would take a pay cut in exchange for more time off from work. And yet, nearly half of workers let their vacation time go unused during the year. A part of the reason may be that vacations can be stressful. From thoughts of work piling up to worries that it'll get done in the wrong way, many of us struggle to unplug from work but this only makes vacationing more important.
Vacations are good for your mental and physical health. Overworking yourself increases your risk of stroke or heart attack. Vacations, on the other hand, have been linked to longer lifespans.
If you're ready to improve your well-being by disconnecting, we're here to help. At Celebrity Cruises, we aim to take the stress out of vacation planning with our unparalleled cruises. With every cruise, we strive to make positive changes in the lives of our guests. Let us make a positive change in your life. Visit CelebrityCruises.com to book your next well-deserved vacation.
Methodology and Limitations
We surveyed 1,231 employees, 750 of who had paid time off. Fifty-nine percent of our respondents were men, and 41% were women. Ages ranged from 19 to 74 with a median of 34.
Part- and full-time employees could take the survey. Respondents who were unemployed, retired, unable to work, students, or homemakers were excluded. We included an attention-check question in the survey to ensure respondents paid attention. If a respondent failed to correctly answer the attention-check question or if they were clearly not paying attention to the questions, they were excluded.
Because the methodology relies on a survey, it is susceptible to biases and influences common to any survey, such as self-reporting, recency, and telescoping. Every effort was made to portray the data in this study fairly.
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