Canadians miss out on an average of three earned vacation days every year.[1] While you may feel that’s a small sacrifice to make to get the job done, the consequences may be bigger than you think.
Canadians spend about a third of their lives in the workplace.[2] Even though it might seem productive to keep our noses to the grindstone, when we fail to disconnect, our job performance can actually decrease.[3] Plus, without work-life balance, we put our minds and our bodies at risk.