Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 14:39     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To answer your question, yes. It is common to vacation rarely.


+1. After time off for sick kids, teacher work days, random school days off that are not regular holidays, minimal regular holidays (Black Friday, Xmas Eve, Xmas Day), and what not, we can’t really vacation. Maybe after kids are in college…


Why not take a vacation during the kids winter, spring or summer breaks? Crazy to wait until college!


Because everything is literally four times as expensive exactly during those times.


This. It's been much better not working in academe so I can actually afford to take a vacation at non school break times when it's cheaper.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 13:36     Subject: Re:Do most people in America just not take vacations?
I get 5 days of pto and 12 days of sick leave. So no, I don’t take vacations
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 13:33     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My father is the CEO of a 10,000 company, and he always works even when he is on vacation. There is no such thing as vacations for a CEO. His compensation is 15M/yr, so it comes with a cost.


I mean…this is expected. Also, he could have retired years ago and could quit tomorrow and likely not change his lifestyle one bit.

This is just a choice.

Not just CEOs but as low down as director level as well (and onto VPs, SVPs, etc).
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 12:40     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:Most people don’t gave enough to pay basic expenses so it shouldn’t be surprising that they don’t have money for vacations.


Yep. I have health insurance and still had to pay over $500 in June to a doctor. Oh and I just got my dentist bill after they submitted to dental insurance and I owe $94.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 12:28     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher. I can only take a vacation during the summer, and everything is super expensive or just too hot to be fun. Plus, my kid has sports stuff going on and school sometimes in summer, so it's pretty tough to plan anything. Every couple of years we manage a couple of days at a beach, but honestly I'm too tired from working to want to deal with all the planning and packing and traveling. So no, we don't really take vacations.


Yes! Also a teacher with three kids. I do the double shift all year. Staying at home with more time to manage things (and I do use summer childcare!) is a vacation.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 12:26     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
I usually only took 2 weeks a year but had flexibility for appointments and kid stuff. Kids were busy in sports so it was hard to schedule, plus expensive. Still it wasn’t much and I somewhat regret not taking more now that the kids are grown.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 12:25     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My father is the CEO of a 10,000 company, and he always works even when he is on vacation. There is no such thing as vacations for a CEO. His compensation is 15M/yr, so it comes with a cost.


I mean…this is expected. Also, he could have retired years ago and could quit tomorrow and likely not change his lifestyle one bit.

This is just a choice.


PP.

My father sees it as a lifetime opportunity to take care of his parents, my mother's parents, and brothers and sisters on both sides of the family. He is willing to sacrifice himself, so that everyone close to him can have generational wealth. That's why my mother loves and respects him so much, because of his selflessness.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 12:11     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
I find I only really relax and "leave work" is if my vacation is at least a week if not more. It takes me a couple days to settle down and decompress from my stressful job.

Adjusting vacations around kids' school calendar just sucks. Spring break and Winter Break are the most expensive and crowded times to travel.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 11:28     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To answer your question, yes. It is common to vacation rarely.


+1. After time off for sick kids, teacher work days, random school days off that are not regular holidays, minimal regular holidays (Black Friday, Xmas Eve, Xmas Day), and what not, we can’t really vacation. Maybe after kids are in college…


Why not take a vacation during the kids winter, spring or summer breaks? Crazy to wait until college!


Because everything is literally four times as expensive exactly during those times.



Teacher here. The only time I’ll be able to afford a vacation is 8 yrs from now once my kid grad from college.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 11:18     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To answer your question, yes. It is common to vacation rarely.


+1. After time off for sick kids, teacher work days, random school days off that are not regular holidays, minimal regular holidays (Black Friday, Xmas Eve, Xmas Day), and what not, we can’t really vacation. Maybe after kids are in college…


Why not take a vacation during the kids winter, spring or summer breaks? Crazy to wait until college!


Because everything is literally four times as expensive exactly during those times.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 11:17     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
I'm a teacher. I can only take a vacation during the summer, and everything is super expensive or just too hot to be fun. Plus, my kid has sports stuff going on and school sometimes in summer, so it's pretty tough to plan anything. Every couple of years we manage a couple of days at a beach, but honestly I'm too tired from working to want to deal with all the planning and packing and traveling. So no, we don't really take vacations.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 10:48     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
The PP means people are using their vacation days to deal with life- sick kids, random days off school, etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 09:33     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:To answer your question, yes. It is common to vacation rarely.


+1. After time off for sick kids, teacher work days, random school days off that are not regular holidays, minimal regular holidays (Black Friday, Xmas Eve, Xmas Day), and what not, we can’t really vacation. Maybe after kids are in college…


Why not take a vacation during the kids winter, spring or summer breaks? Crazy to wait until college!
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 09:29     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Most people don’t gave enough to pay basic expenses so it shouldn’t be surprising that they don’t have money for vacations.
Anonymous
Post 08/31/2025 08:58     Subject: Do most people in America just not take vacations?
Anonymous wrote:My father is the CEO of a 10,000 company, and he always works even when he is on vacation. There is no such thing as vacations for a CEO. His compensation is 15M/yr, so it comes with a cost.


I mean…this is expected. Also, he could have retired years ago and could quit tomorrow and likely not change his lifestyle one bit.

This is just a choice.