{"id":60894,"date":"2022-07-22T09:14:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T14:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/?p=60894"},"modified":"2024-04-06T06:22:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T06:22:08","slug":"the-importance-of-vacation-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.stress.org\/news\/the-importance-of-vacation-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance Of Vacation In The Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

How have views on the importance of vacation changed over the years? In 1971, journalist\u00a0Leonard S. Bernstein<\/a>\u00a0wrote an article in the New York Times about the vacation theory and how it can make you\u00a025 percent<\/strong> more effective in your business. He said that the vacation theory should always start on a Friday because that is the last day in the office before people leave for vacation. He explains that the vacation theory demands that you keep a list of the vacation dates of everybody\u2014absolutely everybody that relates to your business. How do you go about this? Bernstein wrote, \"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must do a lot of telephoning. You start by calling your major suppliers: remember, accentuate the \u201cwhere,\u201d for, according to the vacation theory, the answer you really want, the \u201cwhen,\u201d will pop right back at you. Then you ask what dates your client is going to be gone. In using this theory, you can\u2019t just ask for the dates outright, that is too suspicious. After you chat a bit and learn more about their vacation you hang up and take note of the dates they will be gone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This version of the \u201cvacation theory\u201d was about pressuring clients to get the deal done the day before the client was leaving for vacation. It was about increasing your sales and revenue based on their travel schedule, specifically starting a negotiation the Friday before their vacation. However, that was before cell phones, email, and working vacation with 24×7 access to corporate networks.<\/p>\n

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Although in 2022, the vacation theory to manipulate and pressure clients to get the deal done before they go on vacation is no longer relevant since many Americans take work on vacation. Data from the\u00a0American Time Use survey<\/a>\u00a0revealed that 30% of full-time employees report working weekends and holidays. Even when people officially have time off, that doesn\u2019t mean they stop working. According to\u00a0Brain and Behavior Research<\/a>, Americans work more than people in any other country and take less vacation, work longer days, and retire later in life. According to the\u00a0American Institute of Stress:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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