Millennials Are Too Afraid and Self-Important to Take Vacations Says Study


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As it turns out, millennials aren't the lazy, entitled workers they're caricatured as. But they're also the most broke and willing to put off a vacation based on the fear of appearing like work isn't their top priority.

The epidemic of American workers refusing to take vacation time is due to a combination of economic anxiety and a shift in workplace culture around the country. A new study into this phenomenon by Project Time Off has found that millennials lead the workplace as so-called "work martyrs" who are unwilling to take their vacation days each year because of a focus on prizing work hours over true productivity. "Nearly half (48%) of millennials think it is a good thing to be seen as a work martyr by the boss, far outpacing the average (39%), Gen Xers (39%), and Boomers (32%)," reads The Work Martyr's Cautionary Tale report. "Millennial workers also want to be seen that way by their colleagues in gre