"When I come back, there will be too much work to do."
"I tried to go on holiday, but when I realized that I needed a holiday, everything was arranged."
These are just one of the reasons why my American friends don't take vacations-if they are lucky enough to get paid vacations.
Unlike all other developed countries in the world, the United States does not stipulate the number of days off for employees. About a quarter of American workers have no paid holidays. Employees provided by employers can get about 10 days per year on average. According to the "project intermission" data, 54% of American employees have not even finished their holidays.
At the same time, workers in Britain take 28 days off, workers in most parts of Western Europe take 25 days off, and workers in Australia and New Zealand take 20 days off-these totals do not include public holidays, and public holidays in most countries increase by 65,438+00 days to 65,438+03 days every year.
Although the youngest worker in China has only five legal holidays (more holidays will follow your progress), this does not include the semi-annual "Golden Week" holiday. "Why don't so many Americans go on holiday? It may be because the vacation time is not mandatory, but decided by the employer. Maybe this is seen as some kind of reward, not a holiday.
It may also be because American holiday culture is not strong enough: many American children grew up with their parents, and they don't accept or are busy taking time off. When these children start working by themselves, they don't know how to use their holidays because they never learn from their parents.
It is difficult to evaluate things that have not been experienced. The Framingham Heart Study (1992) is still the gold standard for long-term health research, and this study has followed employees for more than 20 years. Brigid shulte, author of Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Games with No Time, and director of the Good Life Laboratory of the New America Foundation, said that Brigid found that "men who don't take vacations are 30% more likely to suffer from heart disease, while women are as high as 50%". These figures are correct even when researchers consider other health factors, such as diabetes, smoking, income level and obesity.
The conclusion of this study is supported by other similar studies. "It shows the body's response to a stressful lifestyle. Elaine Erker, co-author of the study, told The New York Times that this is real evidence that holidays are very important for health.