More than eight out of 10 U.S. employees work while
they're on vacation. In addition, nearly nine in 10
check work messages and emails while on holiday,
found a survey of 1,012 people by MyPerfectResume.
Two-thirds of respondents say that their boss has
contacted them to do work while on vacation, and of
those, almost all of them (94 per cent) completed the
work.
It's not just during vacation time that employees
are tempted or feeling pressure to do work. Three-
quarters of respondents say they have worked while
on parental leave and 40 per cent have worked on
sick leave. In fact, 42 per cent take vacation days to
specifically do work.
For most of the respondents, working on vacation is
common — more than four out of 10 have done it two
to three times, three in 10 four to five times, and 14
per cent eight times or more.
More than one in four people say that doing work
while on vacation has added stress. However, 20 per
cent say that they do it because "I just love my job."
Nearly seven out of 10 people without a job are
unemployed directly because of the COVID-19
pandemic, a survey has found. This apparently
isn't due to a lack of effort, as the same number
say they are actively and consistently searching for
work, according to the FlexJobs survey of 1,800
unemployed workers in the U.S. More than four in 10
have been out of work for more than one year.
Ongoing unemployment has forced many to
expand their job search, as 47 per cent say they have
expanded their search outside their current field and
Changing jobs for work-life balance
Better work-life balance
Better compensation
To try something new
PANDEMIC JOB SEARCH TIRING FOR MANY
One out of five U.S. workers switched
to an entirely different career over the
past year, with half of them saying the
changes are permanent. Prudential's
Pulse of the American Worker Survey
questioned 2,000 full-time employed
adults and listed the top reasons
respondents changed their line of work.
WORKERS CAN'T
LEAVE WORK BEHIND
40 per cent have applied to jobs for which they're
overqualified — while 56 per cent are thinking about
it. More than eight out of 10 are willing to take a pay
cut just to get hired by somebody — with 12 per cent
of that group open to taking a cut of more than 20
per cent.
Nearly half of respondents (48 per cent) who are
actively looking for work say they are frustrated
because they aren't finding the right jobs to apply for.
More than half (53 per cent) say that their mental
health is worse now than it was before the pandemic.
27%
26%
26%
REASONS FOR WORKING ON VACATION
REASONS FOR SWITCHING CAREERS
37%
18%
37%
They like to be "on
top of things"
They felt pressure from
someone at work
They have been vacation
shamed by a colleague
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