American Worker Vacations

Paper Summary:

The paper shows how American workers take fewer vacation days than workers in most other industrialized nations across the globe. The paper reveals that the United States is second to last in the average number of vacation days provided for by companies for their employers. The paper discusses how advanced technology makes disconnecting from work more difficult and looks at the phenomenon of those who would actually miss their daily routine and responsibilities at work. The paper discusses how stress, health issues, poor nutrition and family strife are all consequences of overwork and too few vacations.

Outline:
Introduction
The Facts
Looking at other Nations
Why
Technology
Why it Needs to Change
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For many generations American families planned and carried out annual vacation traditions. During the cold winter seasons families would sit around and reminisce about the treks in August to Uncle Bob's log cabin by the lake. They would fondly remember the annual three-legged race each year at the Jersey shore, or they would remember to mark their calendar for the annual family reunion in July that lasted at least a week and usually two. Yes, those were the good old days, but where did they go? Today, American workers seem to take less vacation time than ever before as they devote their daily existence to their jobs or at the office. In contrast many European nations have held steady to their valued vacations and it is still not uncommon to see them take a month long holiday each summer to frolic with family members."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ames, Mark (2006) For U.S. Workers, Vacation Is Vanishinghttp://www.alternet.org/workplace/41404/
• Arney, Joan (2006) More American Workers Unable, Unwilling to Take Vacations. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
• Baldwin, Amy (2006)Leave home without it: U.S. workers leave little room for vacations The Times Leader
• Egan., Tim (2006) Vacation? U.S. workers are taking less and less. International Herald Tribune
• _____(2006) Expedia.com Survey Reveals Vacation Deprivation Among American Workers is at an All Time High. From: PR Newswire

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