(NewsNation) — The lines between work and taking a vacation are getting blurrier with the latest workplace trend, “quiet vacationing,” picking up in offices.
Similar to “quiet quitting,” employees are “quiet vacationing” by taking time off without telling their bosses.
The practice, which goes by many names including the hush trip, hush vacation and even the workcation, has become particularly prominent among Millenials. A Harris Poll survey found that 4 in 10 people were taking time off without telling their bosses.
“It’s kind of like a canary-type of syndrome, where it’s a symptom of a deeper issue in the workplace where employees feel like they cannot openly take the breaks that they need without repercussions,” said Libby Rodney, the chief strategy officer at the market research company.
A majority, 78%, of U.S. workers say they don’t take all their PTO days, and it’s highest among Gen Z workers and millennials, the Harris Poll survey of 1,170 American workers found.
The prevalence of quiet vacations and “hush” trips is tied to the rise of remote work, Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at Resume Builder, told Axios.
“With the shift to virtual meetings and the access to work-related emails and documents from any location, employees find it increasingly easy to blend their professional responsibilities with leisure time,” Haller said.