Workers

 Axios - The latest workplace trend — "quiet vacationing" — is blurring the lines between work and time off... A "quiet vacation" involves traveling, without officially taking time off, then filling the days with a little bit more fun than in a normal workday and a little bit more work than in a normal vacation day. The Harris Poll coined the term "quiet vacationing" in a recent survey about out-of-office culture, in which 4 in 10 people said they had taken time off without telling their bosses. 48% of American workers admitted to quiet vacationing around the July 4 holiday in the past — and plenty of workers will surely do so this year, too, with the 4th falling on a Thursday.

"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, chief strategy officer at The Harris Poll. More