American workers cutting back on vacation

Dear great American worker, Use your vacation time, for Pete’s sake. The Wall Street Journal notes that American workers – who already take fewer vacations than people in nearly all industrial nations – are cutting back even more. A survey by private research firm The Conference Board showed that “40% had no plans to take a vacation over the next six months – the lowest percentage recorded by the group in 28 years.” “The idea of somebody going away for two weeks is really becoming a thing of the past,” said Mike Pina, a spokesman for AAA. “It’s kind of sad, really, that people can’t seem to leave their jobs anymore.” Even sadder: No one will be using those nutty AAA Guidebooks. Via Drudge