Lazy Days of Summer? Not in Overworked America

Summer means vacation, to me. Even if it’s just a long weekend to see my parents, I need the down time and the slightly slower pace of work. So it saddens me to see the latest survey from Take Back Your Time, showing Americans took a median of 8.2 vacation days last year.

In other depressing findings:

• 28% of workers took no vacation at all
• Half took a week or less
• Two-thirds took less than two weeks off

The survey found that 69% of Americans support a law requiring employers to give paid vacation time. What do you think? Please share your opinion in the comments below.

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