Why the French don’t think they’re getting enough
The French love their vacations, taking all 30 possible days available to them, according to a study published by Expedia.
At the same time, 90% of employed French adults feel "vacation deprived", well above the global average.
The feeling of vacation deprivation is also prevalent in Italy (83%), Spain (78%) and Germany (74%), despite the fact that Europeans are afforded more vacation time than any other region.
Norwegians, by a wide margin, feel no such thing: only 17% of Norwegians describe feeling vacation-deprived.
Similarly, less than half of employed adults from Ireland (49%), the UK (47%), the Netherlands (41%), Malaysia (47%), Sweden (44%), Denmark (39%) and Mexico (38%) say they feel vacation-deprived.
According to the study, workers in America, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia took fewer days than they were awarded.
Americans were afforded 14 days of vacation but on average took only 10, while Japanese workers took seven of the 18 vacation days; South Koreans took seven of a possible 10 days and Malaysians took 14 of 17 days.
There are currently just over 144 million employed Americans, meaning that Americans collectively failed to take more than five hundred million available days of vacation.
The survey, which features 24 countries, was commissioned by Expedia and conducted online by Harris Interactive.
"No one retires wishing they’d spent more time at their desk," said John Morrey, vice president and general manager, Expedia.com.
"There are countless reasons that vacation days go unused – failure to plan, worry, forgetfulness, you name it."
Worldwide, 65% of people feel that their bosses are supportive of vacation. The most supportive bosses compared to most countries are in Norway (88%), Sweden (80%), New Zealand (76%) and the United States (76%).
Less than half in South Korea (44%), Italy (44%), Thailand (47%) and Germany (49%) say their bosses are supportive.
Ian Jarrett
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