A recent LinkedIn Workforce Confidence survey reveals that two-thirds of U.S. employees feel they “work to live.” This sentiment is particularly strong among finance professionals, researchers, program/project managers, administrative workers, and legal professionals.
Despite claiming they don’t “live to work,” however, many employees struggle to disconnect during their time off.
On average, 58% of U.S. workers check in with their jobs while on vacation. This tendency is most pronounced among business development workers (73%), program/project managers (69%), and legal professionals (68%).
In contrast, quality assurance, customer success, support, and administrative workers are less likely to stay connected during their time off.
Feelings of guilt about taking time off are common, affecting about 36% of U.S. workers. This sentiment is even stronger in certain fields: 48% of real estate professionals, 41% of business development professionals, and 41% of educators report feeling guilty about taking leave.
Interestingly, those in military and protective services, real estate, QA, education, and business development are less likely to embrace the “work to live” mindset.
