Gen Z feels too guilty about missing work to take vacation – MarketWatch

So much for those who say Gen Zers look for every excuse not to work. A new survey from LinkedIn says this is a generation too committed to their jobs to take vacation. LinkedIn’s research looked at attitudes about vacation across four generations — Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012), millennials (1981-1996), Gen X (1965-1980) and baby boomers (1946-1964). And the youngest generation was the group least likely to take time off soon. Specifically, 58% of Gen Zers surveyed said they planned to take some vacation in the next few months, compared with 64% of Millennials, 62% of Gen Xers and 64% of Boomers. And even when Gen Zers do get away from the office, they’re still not at ease. The survey found that 35% of Gen Zers said they felt guilty when not working on vacation, compared with 30% of Millennials, 32% of Gen Xers and 22% of Boomers. The LinkedIn survey was part of the company’s Workforce Confidence Index, which entails reaching out to members of the job-focused social-media platform with questions. The company says roughly 3,000 to 5,000 members respond to each survey. What’s behind the Gen Z hesitancy to just take — and enjoy —
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