Half Of Working Americans Would Lie About Cell Reception And Wi-Fi Access To Avoid Work Calls And Email On Vacation
As "email creep," referring to when work obligations encroach on personal time, affects two thirds (65%) of workers who feel the need to check-in with the office while on vacation, using limited phone service or Wi-Fi in a vacation destination has become the excuse du jour for employees this summer.
Most likely to use the excuse are Millennials (59%), followed by Gen X'ers (49%) and Boomers (32%). While men and women are equally honest, with no difference between the sexes at 49% each, those earning more than
Who is the most likely person to pull the "I'm cutting out" excuse? A white (53%), college-educated (50%) Millennial (59%) who is married (53%) with children (53%) and working full time (50%) for an annual salary more than
A quarter of all working Americans (24%), meanwhile, make a point not to go on vacation in places where poor cell reception or Wi-Fi access could disrupt their connection to the office.
Millennials (74%) are the most likely to check email while on vacation, but the rate is also high for Gen X'ers (58%) and Boomers (63%), with the most common reason: it makes catching up on work easier when returning to the office (34%).
Despite the pressures to stay "online" and connected to the office while on vacation, the majority of working Americans (54%) would choose to work even more while away if it meant they were able to take more vacations throughout the year, with Millennials (64%) more likely choosing the more vacations with more checking in at work scenario. Boomers, meanwhile, were more likely (54%) to prefer fewer vacations if it means they could be unplugged from the office.
"Most working Americans feel pressured to spend their vacations attached to their work email, when they may just need a few days to unplug. Consequently, half of
2019 VACATION CONFIDENCE INDEX: |
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Would you use limited phone service or Wi-Fi in your vacation destination as an excuse not to check in with the office? |
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Millennials |
Gen X'ers |
Boomers |
All Working Americans |
|
Yes, I would do (or have done) this |
59% |
49% |
32% |
49% |
No, I wouldn't do this |
19% |
27% |
39% |
27% |
No, I don't go on vacation to destinations where this is applicable |
17% |
14% |
16% |
15% |
No, I wouldn't go to a destination without phone service |
6% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
Why do you check your email on vacation? |
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Millennials |
Gen X'ers |
Baby Boomers |
All Working Americans |
|
It's easier to catch up when I'm back if I check email while away |
34% |
31% |
38% |
34% |
I'm the only one who can handle certain tasks, even if I'm on vacation |
18% |
15% |
11% |
15% |
My boss doesn't necessarily expect me to, but I feel guilty if I'm not |
12% |
7% |
3% |
8% |
My boss expects me to be online |
9% |
3% |
1% |
5% |
Some other reason |
22% |
15% |
16% |
18% |
I don't check my email on vacation |
26% |
42% |
37% |
35% |
Vacation/Work Check-In Trade-Off: Would you rather? |
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Millennials |
Gen X'ers |
Baby Boomers |
All Working Americans |
|
Go on more vacations but have to check in on work more |
64% |
51% |
46% |
54% |
Go on fewer vacations while having to check in on work less |
36% |
49% |
54% |
46% |
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*Methodology: These are findings of an Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Allianz Global Assistance. For this survey, a sample of 1,005 Americans from the Ipsos I-Say panel was interviewed from
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