Remember in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara when we all laughed at Hrithik Roshan’s character and saw him with pitiful eyes for working on a laptop while in Spain with his friends? Well, that character was showing us the future! A new travel trend has emerged where employees are taking holidays without telling their bosses. This trend is called ‘quiet vacationing’ and people are able to get away with it because even though they are on a vacation, they don’t fully disconnect! So, yes, people are now sitting on the beaches on their laptops and enjoying their vacation while working at the same time. Read on to know more about it.
What Is Quiet Vacationing, The New Viral Travel Trend?
With remote and hybrid work models becoming the new reality, people have worked out a way to find their version of work-life balance! A new travel trend called ‘quiet vacationing’ has been gaining momentum lately. According to this travel trend, employees (mostly remote and hybrid workers) are planning vacations without actually applying for any leaves or informing their bosses. They can achieve this because they never really disconnect from work while they’re on vacation.
They carry their laptop and all the necessary things required to their holiday destination, work as usual, and then travel around and explore the place they’re vacationing at This trend is particularly popular among millennials and Gen Z and has significantly changed the way they plan a holiday.
Why Is This Trend So Popular Amongst Millennials?
According to a report in NDTV, taking time off while working remotely is very popular these days. They quoted a recent survey by The Harris Poll that stated that millennials and Gen Z “felt anxious about asking for personal time off (PTO).” So, in their way to strike a work-life balance, these age groups are now turning to new travel trends like quiet vacationing
The Harris Poll survey further revealed that about 78% of the workers in the US don’t even utilise their (PTO) days. Furthermore, as per a report in the Guardian, about 40% of millennials admitted to having followed this trend and taken time off without telling their bosses. While some of them actually work, others just pretend and create an impression on their supervisors. The struggle is real!
This travel trend is quite interesting! While on one hand it sounds fun and looks like a great way of striking a work-life balance; on another it raises concerning questions about how people are overworked and fearful about their jobs. Let us know your two cents on this in the comments!
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