Survey 41% of employees feel shamed for taking vacation

Survey 41% of employees feel shamed for taking vacationSurvey 41% of employees feel shamed for taking vacationDo you ever get nervous before asking your employer for permission to use your vacation days?New research fromAlamo 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 statementThe majority of U.S. families believe the bi ggest benefit of taking a family vacation is spending time together. But many people arent taking full advantage of their relaxation and quality time together on vacation because theyre distracted by work and, more recently, by social media.Vacation shaming happens in the office27%say theyve vacation shamed people they work with17%say feeling like theyre experiencing this could potentially stop them from planning to ortaking time offWork and social media distractions16%say itd be impossible for them to unplug from social media when vacationing with family43%wish it was possible to take time off from social media platforms59%report working during time off, and 57% do so because theyd rather not be swamped when they returnSocial media pressure16%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 theyre having fun25%of parents feel t his way, vs. 14% of those without children34%of millennials say theyve made vacation plans according to how good they think the pictures would look onlineSocial medias influence on free time60%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 days40%think they need to justify taking time off51%of employees with paid time off used it all57%of dads didnt use all days, compared to 40% of momsAfter vacation, its not over93%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